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| Player Report for #52 Benji Vargas | | Wednesday, October 5th, 1977 | 
| AB | 421 | | HR | 16 | | RBI | 57 | | AVG | .216 | | OPS | .660 |
| | Name: | Benji Vargas | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $3,280,000 | | Birthday: | 08-29-1942 | Signed Through: | 1978 Season | | Age: | 35 | Years of Major League Service: | 9 Years, 55 Days | | Born in: | Santo Domingo (Distrito Nacional) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 183 Days | | Nationality: | Dominican | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 9 Years, 55 Days | | Weight: | 179 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 12 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Good | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | Talent | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | Catcher 4 (Arm: 4) | | Stealing Ability: | 5 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 6 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 3 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 3 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-04-1977 | NYE | Win, 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-02-1977 | @ NYE | Win, 5-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-29-1977 | @ BOW | Loss, 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1977 | @ BOW | Loss, 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1977 | @ BOW | Win, 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1977 | MCA | Loss, 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1977 | @ BOS | Loss, 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-19-1977 | @ BOS | Loss, 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1977 | CHT | Win, 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-17-1977 | CHT | Win, 21-6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Backyard Baseball League 1977 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 144 | 421 | 91 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 110 | .216 | .270 | .390 | .660 | .587 | .173 | -5.6 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 100 | 460 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 164 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 44.4 | 3.48 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 189 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .228 | .288 | .397 | .685 | | Versus Right | | 232 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .255 | .384 | .639 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | | April | | 72 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .276 | .417 | .693 | | May | | 63 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .243 | .460 | .703 | | June | | 71 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .305 | .423 | .727 | | July | | 66 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .246 | .303 | .549 | | August | | 71 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .269 | .380 | .650 | | September | | 78 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .274 | .359 | .633 | | Spring Training | | 67 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .164 | .273 | .284 | .556 | | Playoffs | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 | | Last Year | | 126 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .246 | .322 | .452 | .774 | | 2 Years Ago | | 509 | 120 | 21 | 1 | 30 | 83 | 72 | 65 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 16 | .236 | .338 | .458 | .796 | | Career | | 4641 | 1171 | 220 | 34 | 143 | 630 | 639 | 667 | 869 | 38 | 1 | 58 | .252 | .351 | .407 | .758 | | Home | | 208 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .306 | .433 | .738 | | Road | | 213 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .183 | .235 | .347 | .582 | | Grass | | 421 | 91 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 110 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .270 | .390 | .660 | | Day | | 246 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .293 | .431 | .723 | | Night | | 175 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .189 | .238 | .331 | .570 | | Pinch Hitting | | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .079 | .079 | .079 | .158 | | Close/Late | | 105 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .210 | .269 | .381 | .650 | | Inning 1-3 | | 114 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .260 | .351 | .611 | | Inning 4-6 | | 143 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .301 | .483 | .783 | | Inning 7-9 | | 151 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .235 | .305 | .540 | | Extra Innings | | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .412 | .692 | 1.104 | | 0 Outs | | 148 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .228 | .351 | .579 | | 1 Outs | | 139 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .288 | .432 | .720 | | 2 Outs | | 134 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .297 | .388 | .685 | | Scoring Position | | 117 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .298 | .427 | .725 | | Bases Empty | | 196 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .272 | .418 | .691 | | Runner on 1st | | 108 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .235 | .296 | .531 | | Runner on 2nd | | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .559 | .892 | | Runner on 3rd | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .306 | .333 | .639 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .136 | .222 | .359 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .385 | .600 | .985 | | Bases Loaded | | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .400 | .615 | 1.015 | | Two Strikes | | 204 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .137 | .199 | .225 | .425 | | First Pitch | | 74 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .392 | .392 | .635 | 1.027 | | Count 0-1 | | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .567 | .800 | | Count 0-2 | | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .057 | .057 | .057 | .114 | | Count 1-0 | | 44 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .289 | .568 | .857 | | Count 1-1 | | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .139 | .212 | .351 | | Count 1-2 | | 69 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .246 | .406 | | Count 2-0 | | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 | | Count 2-1 | | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .789 | 1.053 | | Count 2-2 | | 58 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .138 | .293 | .431 | | Count 3-0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .778 | .200 | .978 | | Full Count | | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .390 | .238 | .628 | | Behind in Count | | 134 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .149 | .149 | .269 | .418 | | Ahead in Count | | 80 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .398 | .588 | .985 |
| | 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 | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1977 Latrobe - BBL | 34 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 0.0 | | Total BBL | | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 05-18-1965 | Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Key West in 1965. | | 07-04-1965 | Injured on 7/4/1965 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week. | | 07-29-1966 | Injured on 7/29/1966 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week. | | 06-25-1967 | Injured on 6/25/1967 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks. | | 04-04-1968 | Had first career hit on 4/4/1968, off Millard Winkfield (MEM). | | 04-05-1968 | Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1968, off Ian Mckittrick (MEM). | | 01-26-1971 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration. | | 04-04-1971 | Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Durham on 4/4/1971. | | 01-26-1972 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,735,714 through salary arbitration. | | 07-01-1972 | Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game... | | 01-26-1973 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,178,571 through salary arbitration. | | 09-18-1973 | Signed a contract extension with Biloxi, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years. | | 11-17-1976 | Became a free agent. | | 01-01-1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). | | 02-13-1977 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,360,000 with the Latrobe Lightning organization. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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