Juan Berenguer
[edit] Biography
Born on November 30, 1954 in Aguadulce, Panama, Juan Berenguer (Juan Bautista Berenguer) played for the New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 15 year career. Berenguer broke into the bigs on August 17, 1978 with the New York Mets, and put up a 5.26 ERA in 90.2 innings pitched in 1981, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Juan Berenguer's best season was 1983, when he posted a 3.14 ERA and struck out 129 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 8.31
| 8
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 17
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 2.93
| 25
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30.2
| 28
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.79
| 7
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.1
| 9
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 11
| 2
| 9
| 4.31
| 29
| 41
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 62
| 7
| 35
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 8.69
| 20
| 21
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.2
| 22
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 14
| 2
| 13
| 5.26
| 49
| 62
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 90.2
| 84
| 11
| 51
| 1
| 2
| 5
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 8
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.2
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 37
| 19
| 9
| 5
| 3.14
| 129
| 58
| 55
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 157.2
| 110
| 19
| 71
| 3
| 3
| 6
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 31
| 27
| 11
| 10
| 3.48
| 118
| 75
| 65
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 168.1
| 146
| 14
| 79
| 2
| 7
| 5
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 31
| 13
| 5
| 6
| 5.59
| 82
| 67
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 96
| 12
| 48
| 3
| 4
| 1
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 46
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 2.70
| 72
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 73.1
| 64
| 4
| 44
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 47
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 3.94
| 110
| 51
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 112
| 100
| 10
| 47
| 7
| 6
| 0
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 57
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 3.96
| 99
| 44
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 100
| 74
| 7
| 61
| 7
| 3
| 1
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 56
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 3.48
| 93
| 44
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 106
| 96
| 11
| 47
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 51
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 3.41
| 77
| 43
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 100.1
| 85
| 9
| 58
| 4
| 5
| 2
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2.24
| 53
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 64.1
| 43
| 5
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 5.64
| 26
| 30
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44.2
| 42
| 3
| 20
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1992
| ATL
| N
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 5.13
| 19
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 33.1
| 35
| 7
| 16
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 47
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 5.42
| 45
| 52
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 78
| 77
| 10
| 36
| 7
| 4
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 139
| 12
| 6
| 11
| 3.42
| 184
| 97
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 224
| 196
| 20
| 113
| 11
| 6
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 351
| 83
| 61
| 51
| 4.01
| 791
| 479
| 437
| 5
| 2
| 10
| 981.1
| 838
| 96
| 491
| 31
| 37
| 23
|
| Total
|
|
| 490
| 95
| 67
| 62
| 3.90
| 975
| 576
| 522
| 5
| 2
| 32
| 1205.1
| 1034
| 116
| 604
| 42
| 43
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| NY
| N
| P
| 5
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| P
| 5
| 5
| 30.2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .500
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 9.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| P
| 12
| 11
| 71
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| P
| 8
| 3
| 19.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| P
| 20
| 14
| 90.2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| P
| 2
| 1
| 6.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| P
| 37
| 19
| 157.2
| 10
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 7
| 4
| .875
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| P
| 31
| 27
| 168.1
| 11
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .929
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| P
| 31
| 13
| 95
| 11
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| .920
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| P
| 46
| 4
| 73.1
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 7
| 1
| .900
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| P
| 47
| 6
| 112
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| .923
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| P
| 57
| 1
| 100
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| P
| 56
| 0
| 106
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 100.1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| P
| 49
| 0
| 64.1
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| P
| 19
| 2
| 44.2
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .875
|
| 1992
| ATL
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 33.1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| P
| 47
| 2
| 78
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 2
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 490
| 95
| 1205.1
| 63
| 106
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 12
| 121
| 52
| 8
| .939
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .333
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 46
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| ATL
| N
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 139
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .154
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 351
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 490
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .154
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (January 22, 1975).
- Traded by New York Mets to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Marvell Wynne and John Skinner (March 31, 1981).
- Sold by Kansas City Royals to Toronto Blue Jays (August 8, 1981).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (March 28, 1982).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 4, 1982).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Bob Melvin and a player to be named later to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Dave LaPoint, Eric King and Matt Nokes (October 7, 1985); San Francisco Giants received Scott Medvin (December 11, 1985).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (December 19, 1986).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 9, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (December 22, 1987).
- Granted free agency (December 7, 1990).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 29, 1991).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Mark Davis (July 21, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 8, 1992).
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