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| Player Report for #16 Cruz Benavides | | Wednesday, October 1st, 1980 | 
| AB | 531 | | HR | 38 | | RBI | 110 | | AVG | .282 | | OPS | 1.020 |
| | Name: | Cruz Benavides | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $11,420,000 | | Birthday: | 08-25-1952 | Signed Through: | 1982 Season | | Age: | 28 | Years of Major League Service: | 8 Years, None | | Born in: | Santo Domingo (Distrito Nacional) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 179 Days | | Nationality: | Dominican | | | | Height: | 6' 3" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 8 Years, None | | Weight: | 223 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 7 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | SS | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Extremely Popular (Extremely Popular) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | Talent | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 3 | | Second Base 5 | | Stealing Ability: | 4 | | Third Base 8 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | Shortstop 7 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 3 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 3 | | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-1980 | @ HOM | Win, 6-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1980 | HOM | Loss, 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1980 | HOM | Win, 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1980 | @ FC | Win, 7-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1980 | @ FC | Win, 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1980 | @ FC | Win, 6-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1980 | HOM | Loss, 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1980 | HOM | Win, 9-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-19-1980 | HOM | Win, 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1980 | @ STL | Win, 2-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Backyard Baseball League 1980 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 156 | 531 | 150 | 28 | 3 | 38 | 110 | 117 | 170 | 130 | .282 | .459 | .561 | 1.020 | 1.214 | .279 | 88.3 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 156 | 712 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 298 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 152.6 | 10.38 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 168 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 58 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .465 | .554 | 1.019 | | Versus Right | | 363 | 103 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 77 | 80 | 112 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .284 | .456 | .565 | 1.021 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .304 | .167 | .471 | | April | | 95 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .424 | .495 | .919 | | May | | 97 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .405 | .485 | .889 | | June | | 79 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .422 | .532 | .954 | | July | | 100 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .390 | .527 | .770 | 1.297 | | August | | 88 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .488 | .489 | .977 | | September | | 72 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .485 | .583 | 1.068 | | Spring Training | | 56 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .446 | .714 | 1.160 | | Playoffs | | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .571 | .600 | 1.171 | | Last Year | | 560 | 173 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 95 | 112 | 147 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .309 | .454 | .554 | 1.008 | | 2 Years Ago | | 510 | 173 | 31 | 8 | 32 | 101 | 103 | 126 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .339 | .469 | .620 | 1.089 | | Career | | 4361 | 1353 | 239 | 24 | 244 | 778 | 883 | 1053 | 1043 | 32 | 0 | 44 | .310 | .446 | .544 | .990 | | Home | | 253 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 49 | 64 | 95 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .265 | .472 | .553 | 1.025 | | Road | | 278 | 83 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 61 | 53 | 75 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .447 | .568 | 1.015 | | Grass | | 531 | 150 | 28 | 3 | 38 | 110 | 117 | 170 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .282 | .459 | .561 | 1.020 | | Day | | 166 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 32 | 50 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .479 | .614 | 1.094 | | Night | | 365 | 96 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 69 | 85 | 120 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .263 | .451 | .537 | .987 | | Close/Late | | 107 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 | .444 | .551 | .995 | | Inning 1-3 | | 202 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 43 | 68 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .438 | .510 | .948 | | Inning 4-6 | | 176 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .481 | .557 | 1.038 | | Inning 7-9 | | 144 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 31 | 46 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .299 | .472 | .660 | 1.132 | | Extra Innings | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | | 0 Outs | | 158 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 51 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .310 | .479 | .620 | 1.099 | | 1 Outs | | 177 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 57 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .447 | .508 | .956 | | 2 Outs | | 196 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 28 | 62 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .270 | .454 | .561 | 1.015 | | Scoring Position | | 128 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 65 | 32 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .281 | .464 | .578 | 1.042 | | Bases Empty | | 273 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 76 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 | .435 | .505 | .940 | | Runner on 1st | | 130 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .503 | .662 | 1.164 | | Runner on 2nd | | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .455 | .422 | .877 | | Runner on 3rd | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 42 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .451 | .571 | 1.022 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .278 | .571 | .849 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .684 | 1.250 | 1.934 | | Bases Loaded | | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .471 | .846 | 1.317 | | Two Strikes | | 252 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 45 | 74 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .194 | .379 | .405 | .784 | | First Pitch | | 71 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .338 | .342 | .549 | .892 | | Count 0-1 | | 50 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .280 | .327 | .620 | .947 | | Count 0-2 | | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .359 | .513 | | Count 1-0 | | 45 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .422 | .422 | .956 | 1.378 | | Count 1-1 | | 48 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .458 | .458 | .875 | 1.333 | | Count 1-2 | | 94 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .213 | .404 | .617 | | Count 2-0 | | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .409 | .682 | | Count 2-1 | | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .276 | .552 | .828 | | Count 2-2 | | 68 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .132 | .145 | .294 | .439 | | Count 3-0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .980 | .000 | .980 | | Count 3-1 | | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .615 | .917 | 1.231 | 2.147 | | Full Count | | 51 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .695 | .588 | 1.284 | | Behind in Count | | 183 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .219 | .234 | .454 | .688 | | Ahead in Count | | 110 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .373 | .665 | .764 | 1.429 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | | Player History | | 05-18-1973 | Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by South Beach in 1973. | | 04-05-1973 | Had first career hit on 4/5/1973, off Irving Canizales (TEX). | | 05-05-1973 | Hit first career homerun on 5/5/1973, off Manuel Espinoza (BLX). | | 12-01-1973 | Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1973. | | 11-04-1976 | Wins the 1976 BBL WL Gold Glove Award at 3B. | | 11-14-1976 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,805,300 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (10). | | 07-08-1977 | Was selected to the 1977 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 11-13-1977 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,276,000 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). | | 05-22-1978 | Wins the BBL WL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-06-1978 | Injured (flu), out for 2 weeks. | | 06-16-1978 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $50,440,000 with the South Beach Sunburn organization. | | 06-20-1978 | Was selected to the 1978 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 06-29-1978 | Injured (strained groin muscle), day-to-day for one week. | | 10-31-1978 | Wins the 1978 BBL WL Gold Glove Award at 3B. | | 01-01-1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (8). | | 06-20-1979 | Was selected to the 1979 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 08-06-1979 | Wins the BBL WL Player of the Week Award. | | 01-01-1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 9 (9). | | 06-20-1980 | Was selected to the 1980 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 07-07-1980 | Wins the BBL WL Player of the Week Award. | | 07-14-1980 | Wins the BBL WL Player of the Week Award. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | GS | Rank | | 1977 | 158 | 7 | | 1980 | 156 | 10 | | | Year | PA | Rank | | 1975 | 691 | 9 | | 1977 | 716 | 6 | | 1979 | 713 | 7 | | | Year | TB | Rank | | 1976 | 351 | 6 | | 1978 | 316 | 8 | | 1979 | 310 | 9 | | | | Year | HR | Rank | | 1978 | 32 | 9 | | 1979 | 33 | 6 | | 1980 | 38 | 10 | | | | | Year | R | Rank | | 1974 | 112 | 5 | | 1975 | 120 | 5 | | 1976 | 122 | 6 | | 1977 | 119 | 2 | | 1978 | 103 | 10 | | 1979 | 112 | 7 | | | Year | BB | Rank | | 1974 | 127 | 1 | | 1975 | 119 | 1 | | 1976 | 128 | 1 | | 1977 | 143 | 1 | | 1978 | 126 | 1 | | 1979 | 147 | 1 | | 1980 | 170 | 1 | | | Year | IBB | Rank | | 1974 | 16 | 1 | | 1975 | 15 | 2 | | 1976 | 13 | 3 | | 1977 | 10 | 5 | | 1978 | 11 | 8 | | 1979 | 10 | 5 | | 1980 | 12 | 5 | | | | Year | EBH | Rank | | 1975 | 68 | 8 | | 1976 | 83 | 4 | | 1978 | 71 | 7 | | 1979 | 69 | 5 | | | Year | AVG | Rank | | 1975 | .323 | 9 | | 1976 | .335 | 7 | | 1978 | .339 | 4 | | | Year | OBP | Rank | | 1974 | .440 | 3 | | 1975 | .443 | 1 | | 1976 | .462 | 2 | | 1977 | .444 | 2 | | 1978 | .469 | 2 | | 1979 | .454 | 2 | | 1980 | .459 | 3 | | | Year | SLG | Rank | | 1975 | .564 | 7 | | 1976 | .643 | 3 | | 1978 | .620 | 3 | | 1979 | .554 | 4 | | | Year | RC | Rank | | 1974 | 126.71 | 5 | | 1975 | 148.58 | 2 | | 1976 | 171.82 | 2 | | 1977 | 135.78 | 5 | | 1978 | 160.85 | 2 | | 1979 | 151.14 | 3 | | 1980 | 152.64 | 6 | | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | | 1974 | 8.28 | 3 | | 1975 | 10.11 | 2 | | 1976 | 12.05 | 1 | | 1977 | 8.69 | 4 | | 1978 | 12.27 | 2 | | 1979 | 10.10 | 3 | | 1980 | 10.38 | 7 | | | Year | ISO | Rank | | 1976 | .308 | 3 | | 1978 | .280 | 5 | | 1979 | .245 | 7 | | 1980 | .279 | 9 | | | Year | TAVG | Rank | | 1974 | 1.005 | 3 | | 1975 | 1.139 | 2 | | 1976 | 1.296 | 2 | | 1977 | 1.045 | 4 | | 1978 | 1.291 | 2 | | 1979 | 1.147 | 3 | | 1980 | 1.214 | 4 | | | Year | OPS | Rank | | 1974 | .920 | 4 | | 1975 | 1.007 | 3 | | 1976 | 1.105 | 2 | | 1977 | .962 | 6 | | 1978 | 1.089 | 2 | | 1979 | 1.008 | 4 | | 1980 | 1.020 | 9 | | | Year | VORP | Rank | | 1974 | 74.9 | 3 | | 1975 | 96.2 | 2 | | 1976 | 113.0 | 1 | | 1977 | 75.3 | 4 | | 1978 | 102.4 | 2 | | 1979 | 87.8 | 2 | | 1980 | 88.3 | 5 | | | |
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