Bruce Benedict

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: August 18, 1955 in Birmingham, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE).

School: University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE)

Debut: August 18, 1978 (Age 23-000d, 14,078th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1989 (Age 34-024d)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Bruce Edwin Benedict

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.3

2878

696

.242

214

RBI

260

OBP

.320

SLG

.299

OPS

.619

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-15 / in Starts: 5-11
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 58 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	26 (13-11-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 58 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (17-11-6)

Most Driven In
D Murphy	1
B Horner	0

Most Driven In By
G Hubbard	1
E Miller	1
D Murphy	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 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	1	121 (120)	Aug 18	ATL	@	STL	L,1-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	.16	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.20	C
2	2	122	Aug 19	ATL	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	8	.62	0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.11	C
3	3	124 (1)	Aug 22	ATL		PIT	L,1-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	6	1.83	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
4	4	125	Aug 23	ATL		PIT	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	8	.39	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.21	C
5	5	129 (3)	Aug 27	ATL		STL	L,3-14	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	7	.30	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.44	C
6	6	131 (1)	Aug 29	ATL		CHC	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	8	1.70	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.88	C
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
7	7	133 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-8	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	5	.14	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PR C
8	8	134	Sep 1 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	8	1.03	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
9	9	135	Sep 2	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	7	.56	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.25	C
10	10	139 (3)	Sep 6	ATL		SDP	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	7	.88	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.35	C
11	11	140	Sep 7	ATL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.208	.478	7	1.20	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.13	C
12	12	143 (2)	Sep 10	ATL		LAD	L,5-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.200	.459	6	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
13	13	144	Sep 11	ATL	@	SDP	W,7-2	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	8	.48	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.29	C
14	14	146 (1)	Sep 13	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-3	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	8						C
15	15	149 (2)	Sep 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.314	.226	.540	8	.97	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.07	C
16	16	152 (2)	Sep 20	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.314	.226	.540	6						C
17	17	155 (2)	Sep 23	ATL		CIN	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.333	.257	.590	8	.66	0.108	.00	0.00%	1.13	C
18	18	156	Sep 24	ATL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.289	.623	8	.75	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.15	C
19	19	158 (1)	Sep 27	ATL		HOU	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.356	.300	.656	8	.89	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.54	C
20	20	159	Sep 28	ATL		HOU	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.333	.279	.612	8	1.03	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
21	21	160	Sep 29	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.308	.255	.563	8	.73	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-1.36	C
22	22	162 (1)	Oct 1	ATL	@	CIN	L,8-10	GS-12	6	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.328	.288	.616	8	1.72	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.02	C
							7-15		58	52	3	13	2	0	0	1	6	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.328	.288	.616		.86	-0.266	.00	0.00%	-3.06

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