Juan Beníquez
| Juan Beníquez | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 13, 1950 San Sebastián, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 1971, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 30, 1988, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .274 |
| Home runs | 79 |
| Runs batted in | 476 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Juan José Beníquez Torres (born May 13, 1950) is a Puerto Rican former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays in all or parts of 17 seasons spanning 1971–1988. Listed at 5' 11" (1.82 m), 150 lb. (68 k), Beníquez batted and threw right-handed. He was born in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.
Career
[edit]A valuable role player for a long time, Beníquez spent 17 years in the major leagues playing for eight different American League clubs. He started his career with the Red Sox in 1971, appearing at shortstop as a backup for Luis Aparicio in part of two seasons, and later was switched to center field.
A Gold Glove Award winner with Texas in 1977, Beníquez posted four consecutive .300 seasons with California and Baltimore from 1983 through 1986, with a career-high .336 in 1984, and also hit three home runs in a game for the Orioles in 1986. He appeared in the postseason three times, including the 1975 World Series with the Red Sox.
A .274 career hitter, Beníquez hit 79 home runs with 610 runs and 476 RBI in 1,500 games played. After his major league career was over, he held the record for having played for eight American League teams.
Beníquez hit .359 while playing for the St. Lucie Legends of the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989.
Gallery
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The municipal stadium in San Sebastián is named Estadio Juan Jose Titi Beniquez -
There is a Juan José Beníquez monument at Plaza de La Identidad in San Sebastián barrio-pueblo
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Boston Red Sox players
- California Angels players
- Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball) players
- Gold Glove Award winners
- Kansas City Royals players
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente outfielders
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- New York Yankees players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- People from San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Seattle Mariners players
- St. Lucie Legends players
- Texas Rangers players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Winston-Salem Red Sox players
- Winter Haven Red Sox players