Benny Ayala

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Leftfielder and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 7, 1951 in Yauco, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: August 27, 1974 (Age 23-201d, 13,535th in major league history)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1985 (Age 34-237d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Benigno Ayala

Pronunciation: \eye-ALL-ah\

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1983 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

865

217

.251

114

RBI

145

OBP

.305

SLG

.434

OPS

.739

OPS+

104

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	36-40 / in Starts: 25-16
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 191 PAs	33
Actual Runners on Base	141 (64-55-22)
Avg. MLBer w/ 191 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	116 (56-39-20)

Most Driven In
Self	10
E Murray	6
R Dauer	4
K Singleton	3
D DeCinces	2
A Bumbry	2
J Lowenstein	1
M Belanger	1

Most Driven In By
Self	10
R Dempsey	4
D DeCinces	3
L May	3
G Roenicke	2
R Dauer	1
M Belanger	1
D Graham	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	89	2 (1)	Apr 11	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-8	GS-6	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	7	1.06	0.087	1.34	0.07%	0.77	LF
2	90	10 (7)	Apr 20	BAL		CHW	L,6-9	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	3	.92	-0.026	1.29	-0.02%	-0.23	PH LF
3	91	11	Apr 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7	1.36	-0.135	2.11	-0.13%	-0.97	RF
4	92	12	Apr 22	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	5	.97	0.019	1.31	0.02%	0.03	PH RF
5	93	16 (3)	Apr 27	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.444	.167	.611	8	2.12	0.082	2.41	0.06%	0.26	PH
6	94	17	Apr 29	BAL		NYY	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.400	.143	.543	9	1.36	-0.038	1.66	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	95	19 (1)	May 2	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-5	GS-8	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.357	.273	.630	5	1.59	0.143	1.56	0.08%	0.70	LF
8	96	23 (3)	May 6	BAL		MIN	W,10-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.389	.600	.989	7	.70	-0.033	.65	-0.02%	1.46	DH
9	97	25 (1)	May 8	BAL	@	MIL	L,1-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.563	.931	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
10	98	28 (2)	May 11	BAL	@	MIL	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.529	.879	2	1.39	-0.036	1.44	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
11	99	29	May 12	BAL		TEX	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.476	.810	2	.36	-0.004	.31	0.00%	-0.23	LF
12	100	31 (1)	May 14	BAL		TEX	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.455	.775	2	3.91	-0.100	3.38	-0.05%	-0.77	PH LF
13	101	35 (3)	May 20 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.435	.742	9	.35	-0.009	.35	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
14	102	37 (1)	May 21	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.417	.713	8	.96	-0.024	.88	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
15	103	41 (3)	May 25	BAL		DET	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.367	.481	.848	7	1.04	0.119	1.15	0.08%	0.77	LF
16	104	44 (2)	May 28	BAL		CLE	L,6-10	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.387	.607	.994	9	.10	0.015	.09	0.01%	2.67	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	105	47 (2)	Jun 2	BAL		MIL	W,9-8	GS-6	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.424	.690	1.114	7	1.55	0.288	1.58	0.18%	2.31	LF
18	106	49 (1)	Jun 4	BAL		MIL	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.667	1.078	1	6.64	-0.170	6.09	-0.09%	-0.44	PH
19	107	54 (4)	Jun 10	BAL	@	OAK	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.400	.645	1.045	5	.29	-0.007	.29	0.00%	-0.28	PH LF
20	108	56 (1)	Jun 12	BAL	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.385	.686	1.070	5	.86	0.170	.70	0.08%	0.95	DH
21	109	57	Jun 13	BAL	@	SEA	L,6-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.694	1.094	5	2.32	0.092	2.15	0.05%	1.00	PH
22	110	58	Jun 14	BAL	@	SEA	L,8-9	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.395	.744	1.139	5	.87	0.120	.70	0.06%	0.72	DH
23	111	59	Jun 15	BAL	@	SEA	W,9-3	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.438	.810	1.247	5	1.09	0.173	.69	0.07%	1.11	DH
24	112	60	Jun 16	BAL		CAL	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.429	.791	1.219	6	.80	-0.007	.52	0.00%	-0.20	PH
25	113	62 (1)	Jun 18	BAL		OAK	W,3-2	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.349	.429	.791	1.219	6						PH
26	114	64 (1)	Jun 20	BAL		SEA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.415	.809	1.224	5	.61	0.068	.49	0.03%	0.64	DH
27	115	65	Jun 21	BAL		SEA	W,9-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.320	.386	.760	1.146	5	.42	-0.030	.28	-0.01%	-0.16	DH
28	116	66	Jun 22	BAL		SEA	L,5-7	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.393	.759	1.153	5	1.21	0.093	.82	0.04%	0.30	LF
29	117	70 (3)	Jun 27	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.387	.745	1.133	2	2.89	-0.070	2.99	-0.04%	-0.31	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	118	74 (3)	Jul 2	BAL	@	TOR	W,6-2	GS-5	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.400	.759	1.159	5	1.21	0.142	1.17	0.08%	1.72	LF
31	119	77 (2)	Jul 5	BAL		BOS	L,0-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.406	.733	1.139	5	1.30	-0.010	1.33	-0.01%	0.38	LF
32	120	78	Jul 6	BAL		BOS	L,4-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.406	.733	1.139	2						PH
33	121	79	Jul 10	BAL	@	CHW	W,9-2	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.397	.703	1.100	5	.26	0.045	.19	0.02%	0.17	LF
34	122	82 (2)	Jul 13	BAL		KCR	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.338	.403	.706	1.108	5	1.55	-0.005	1.13	0.00%	0.11	LF
35	123	83	Jul 14	BAL		KCR	L,4-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.388	.676	1.064	5	.64	-0.048	.37	-0.02%	-0.50	DH
36	124	85 (1)	Jul 16	BAL	@	MIL	W,10-4	GS-9	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.393	.680	1.073	4	.52	0.042	.34	0.02%	0.50	DH
37	125	86	Jul 17	BAL	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.375	.646	1.021	4	.89	-0.086	.63	-0.04%	-0.97	DH
38	126	87	Jul 18	BAL		TEX	W,8-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.371	.638	1.008	3	4.00	0.061	2.65	0.02%	0.03	PH
39	127	88	Jul 19	BAL		TEX	L,8-11	8-GF(10)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.374	.630	1.003	3	.50	0.014	.39	0.01%	0.23	PH
40	128	90 (1)	Jul 21 (1)	BAL	@	MIN	L,7-8	GS-3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.376	.627	1.003	5	1.15	0.040	.69	0.01%	0.48	LF
41	129	91	Jul 21 (2)	BAL	@	MIN	W,12-5	GS-6	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.381	.621	1.002	3	.82	-0.086	.40	-0.03%	-0.59	LF
42	130	95 (3)	Jul 26	BAL		MIL	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.380	.644	1.024	5	1.29	0.268	1.13	0.14%	1.31	DH
43	131	96	Jul 27	BAL		MIL	W,5-4	GS-12	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.381	.660	1.041	5	1.37	0.087	1.16	0.04%	1.30	DH
44	132	99 (2)	Jul 31	BAL	@	TEX	L,4-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.387	.660	1.046	2	.26	0.008	.37	0.01%	0.33	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	133	102 (2)	Aug 3	BAL		MIN	W,7-2	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.316	.380	.653	1.032	5	.67	0.001	.75	0.00%	-0.18	LF
46	134	104 (1)	Aug 6	BAL		CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.375	.633	1.008	5	.40	-0.023	.59	-0.02%	-0.32	DH
47	135	105	Aug 7	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.383	.630	1.013	5	.93	0.020	1.46	0.02%	0.41	DH
48	136	106	Aug 8	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.392	.635	1.026	5	1.06	0.176	3.48	0.35%	0.60	DH
49	137	107	Aug 9	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.390	.626	1.016	5	.96	-0.015	3.69	-0.04%	-0.04	DH
50	138	108	Aug 10	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.375	.598	.973	5	1.46	-0.175	6.61	-0.48%	-1.80	DH
51	139	109	Aug 11	BAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.371	.583	.954	5	.97	-0.058	2.71	-0.10%	-0.54	DH
52	140	110	Aug 12	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.363	.568	.931	6	.95	-0.071	2.68	-0.12%	-0.64	LF
53	141	112 (1)	Aug 14	BAL		NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.367	.566	.932	5	.68	0.093	3.27	0.27%	0.86	DH
54	142	113	Aug 15	BAL		NYY	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.373	.568	.941	6	.83	0.056	4.53	0.18%	0.48	DH
55	143	115 (1)	Aug 17	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.371	.563	.934	5	1.00	-0.026	4.11	-0.06%	-0.44	PH
56	144	116	Aug 18	BAL		NYY	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.361	.546	.907	5	1.35	-0.144	6.58	-0.42%	-1.65	DH
57	145	118 (1)	Aug 20	BAL	@	CAL	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.360	.564	.924	5	1.08	0.124	3.25	0.22%	1.23	DH
58	146	123 (4)	Aug 25	BAL	@	SEA	L,5-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.358	.560	.917	6	1.15	-0.029	4.30	-0.06%	-0.30	PH
59	147	124	Aug 26	BAL	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.348	.543	.892	5	1.62	-0.216	6.09	-0.49%	-1.41	DH
60	148	125	Aug 28	BAL		CAL	W,13-8	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.353	.547	.899	5	1.14	0.016	4.34	0.04%	0.18	DH
61	149	127 (1)	Aug 30	BAL		CAL	L,6-12	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.354	.543	.897	5	.58	-0.003	2.14	-0.01%	0.10	DH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
62	150	133 (5)	Sep 5	BAL		OAK	W,8-7	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.358	.567	.926	5	1.09	0.145	3.69	0.30%	2.50	PH
63	151	134	Sep 6	BAL		OAK	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.363	.570	.933	9	1.64	-0.047	5.63	-0.10%	0.68	PH
64	152	138 (3)	Sep 9	BAL	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.290	.360	.559	.918	5	.67	-0.063	1.58	-0.09%	-1.07	DH
65	153	139	Sep 10	BAL	@	DET	W,8-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.360	.559	.918	6						PH
66	154	140	Sep 11	BAL	@	TOR	W,6-1	1-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.355	.551	.906	5	1.19	-0.062	3.83	-0.12%	-0.90	PH
67	155	141	Sep 12	BAL	@	TOR	L,5-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.353	.547	.901	6	1.59	-0.040	5.14	-0.08%	-0.17	PH
68	156	143 (1)	Sep 14	BAL	@	TOR	L,3-4	9-GF(13)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.359	.544	.902	6	2.45	0.014	5.50	0.02%	0.02	PH
69	157	147 (3)	Sep 19	BAL		TOR	W,8-6	5-GF(12)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.351	.529	.880	6	2.33	-0.240	2.46	-0.15%	-1.34	PH
70	158	150 (2)	Sep 22	BAL		BOS	L,3-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.349	.526	.875	9	3.22	-0.083	5.55	-0.09%	-0.44	PH
71	159	153 (2)	Sep 26	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.347	.523	.869	6	5.89	-0.164	4.94	-0.08%	-0.50	PH
72	160	154	Sep 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.345	.519	.864	2	3.88	-0.093	.74	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
73	161	155	Sep 28	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	1-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.344	.516	.860	5	1.17	0.046	.12	0.00%	0.34	PH
74	162	157 (1)	Sep 29 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269	.343	.513	.855	8	.91	-0.042	.60	-0.02%	-0.55	PH
75	163	160 (2)	Oct 4 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	2-GF(13)	6	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.337	.506	.843	6	1.40	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-0.67	PH
76	164	161	Oct 4 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.335	.500	.835	5	1.33	-0.088	1.49	-0.06%	-0.62	DH
							36-40		191	170	28	45	8	1	10	33	19	3	21	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	.265	.335	.500	.835		1.18	0.141	1.92	-0.55%	7.05

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