Juan Beniquez
[edit] Biography
Juan Beniquez (Juan Jose (Torres) Beniquez) was born on May 13, 1950 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1971 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1974, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 5 home runs and 33 RBI. Beniquez played for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Juan Beniquez's best season was 1977, when he stole 26 bases and knocked in 50 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 57
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .298
| .333
| .333
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 33
| 99
| 10
| 24
| 1
| 8
| .242
| .287
| .333
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 106
| 389
| 60
| 104
| 5
| 33
| .267
| .313
| .357
| 14
| 3
| 25
| 61
| 1
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 9
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 78
| 254
| 43
| 74
| 2
| 17
| .291
| .358
| .402
| 14
| 4
| 25
| 26
| 2
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 7
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 145
| 478
| 49
| 122
| 0
| 33
| .255
| .315
| .301
| 14
| 4
| 39
| 56
| 3
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 10
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 123
| 424
| 56
| 114
| 10
| 50
| .269
| .336
| .413
| 19
| 6
| 43
| 43
| 1
| 8
| 26
| 0
| 13
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 127
| 473
| 61
| 123
| 11
| 50
| .260
| .292
| .378
| 17
| 3
| 20
| 59
| 3
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 10
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 62
| 142
| 19
| 36
| 4
| 17
| .254
| .299
| .394
| 6
| 1
| 9
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| 70
| 237
| 26
| 54
| 6
| 21
| .228
| .278
| .346
| 10
| 0
| 17
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 58
| 166
| 18
| 30
| 3
| 13
| .181
| .251
| .265
| 5
| 0
| 15
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 112
| 196
| 25
| 52
| 3
| 24
| .265
| .321
| .388
| 11
| 2
| 15
| 21
| 1
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 4
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 92
| 315
| 44
| 96
| 3
| 34
| .305
| .343
| .381
| 15
| 0
| 15
| 29
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 10
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 110
| 354
| 60
| 119
| 8
| 39
| .336
| .370
| .452
| 17
| 0
| 18
| 43
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 132
| 411
| 54
| 125
| 8
| 42
| .304
| .364
| .418
| 13
| 5
| 34
| 46
| 5
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 16
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| 113
| 343
| 48
| 103
| 6
| 36
| .300
| .372
| .397
| 15
| 0
| 40
| 49
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 12
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 39
| 81
| 6
| 23
| 5
| 21
| .284
| .330
| .556
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 57
| 174
| 14
| 41
| 3
| 26
| .236
| .282
| .328
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 96
| 255
| 20
| 64
| 8
| 47
| .251
| .297
| .400
| 12
| 1
| 16
| 39
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 12
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 27
| 58
| 9
| 17
| 1
| 8
| .293
| .373
| .379
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 1500
| 4651
| 610
| 1274
| 79
| 476
| .274
| .327
| .379
| 190
| 30
| 349
| 551
| 31
| 87
| 104
| 11
| 145
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 15
| 14
| 125.2
| 24
| 27
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 27
| 24
| 227
| 38
| 88
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 97
| 88
| 804.1
| 264
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 91
| 85
| 769.1
| 258
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 7
| 3
| 35
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 12
| 11
| 96
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 20
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 26
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 44
| 35
| 335.2
| 104
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 14
| 8
| 78
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 31
| 21
| 213.2
| 70
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 141
| 129
| 1169
| 410
| 17
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 141
| 129
| 1169
| 410
| 18
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 122
| 118
| 1060.1
| 310
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 122
| 118
| 1060.1
| 311
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 126
| 124
| 1097.2
| 309
| 8
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 126
| 124
| 1097.2
| 311
| 8
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| OF
| 60
| 36
| 361.1
| 99
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 26
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| CF
| 37
| 23
| 229.2
| 71
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| LF
| 18
| 11
| 105.2
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| CF
| 63
| 60
| 523
| 175
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 65
| 61
| 528
| 176
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 55
| 47
| 418.2
| 117
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 7
| 5
| 46
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 36
| 32
| 279.1
| 83
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 15
| 10
| 93.1
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 52
| 22
| 255.1
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 37
| 4
| 94
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 108
| 47
| 537.1
| 113
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 25
| 21
| 188
| 44
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 84
| 68
| 645.1
| 174
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 30
| 26
| 242.1
| 76
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 39
| 17
| 190.1
| 45
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 32
| 25
| 212.2
| 48
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 99
| 82
| 744.1
| 197
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 8
| 4
| 39.1
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 64
| 30
| 335
| 81
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 50
| 48
| 370
| 103
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 46
| 38
| 327.1
| 319
| 24
| 4
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 18
| 15
| 135
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 36
| 28
| 245.2
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 72
| 54
| 491.2
| 119
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 22
| 11
| 111
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 25
| 22
| 191
| 13
| 47
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 9
| 7
| 66
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 54
| 45
| 397.1
| 102
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 44
| 35
| 309.1
| 82
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 11
| 105.2
| 96
| 8
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 7
| 5
| 51.1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 33.1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| LF
| 17
| 14
| 132.2
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 46
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| DH
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 33
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| OF
| 22
| 18
| 178.2
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 47
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 5
| 51
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 29
| 23
| 230
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 30
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 8
| 7
| 66.1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 20
| 15
| 150.2
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 68
| 54
| 484
| 472
| 33
| 5
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 732
| 665
| 5974.2
| 1860
| 49
| 41
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1157
| 957
| 8823
| 2535
| 69
| 60
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 111
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 189
| 130
| 1179.1
| 267
| 10
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 50
| 38
| 343.2
| 21
| 76
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 296
| 162
| 1669
| 406
| 8
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 43
| 38
| 353.2
| 62
| 116
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .899
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Boston Red Sox (October 1, 1968).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Steve Barr and a player to be named later to Texas Rangers in exchange for Fergie Jenkins (November 17, 1975); Texas Rangers received Craig Skok (December 12, 1975).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Dave Righetti, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella and Greg Jemison to New York Yankees in exchange for Domingo Ramos, Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich and cash (November 10, 1978).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Jim Beattie, Rick Anderson and Jerry Narron to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis (November 1, 1979).
- Granted free agency (October 24, 1980).
- Signed by California Angels (December 29, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 28, 1986).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Joe Jarrell and Jimmy Daniels (December 17, 1986).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Luis Aquino (July 14, 1987).
- Granted free agency (January 22, 1988).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 25, 1988).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (May 31, 1988).
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