Alan Benes
[edit] Biography
Born on January 21, 1972 in Evansville, Indiana, Alan Benes (Alan Paul Benes) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers over the course of his 8 year career. Benes broke into the bigs on September 19, 1995 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 4.90 ERA in 191 innings pitched in 1996, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Alan Benes's best season was 1997, when he posted a 2.89 ERA and struck out 160 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 8.44
| 20
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 34
| 32
| 13
| 10
| 4.90
| 131
| 120
| 104
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 191
| 192
| 27
| 87
| 3
| 5
| 7
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| 23
| 23
| 9
| 9
| 2.89
| 160
| 60
| 52
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 161.2
| 128
| 13
| 68
| 3
| 9
| 4
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5.67
| 26
| 33
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 54
| 7
| 23
| 2
| 5
| 2
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 7.36
| 10
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 14
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 4.35
| 32
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.1
| 42
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 11.40
| 11
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 29
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| CHI
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.16
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8.1
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 8.10
| 20
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23.1
| 37
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 111
| 66
| 29
| 25
| 4.38
| 390
| 264
| 233
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 479
| 464
| 57
| 212
| 9
| 24
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 11.40
| 11
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 29
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 115
| 70
| 29
| 28
| 4.59
| 401
| 284
| 252
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 494
| 493
| 59
| 220
| 9
| 24
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| STL
| N
| P
| 3
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| P
| 34
| 32
| 191
| 8
| 19
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 13
| 1
| .900
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| P
| 23
| 23
| 161.2
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 46
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| P
| 9
| 1
| 14.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| P
| 7
| 7
| 39.1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| P
| 4
| 4
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| CHI
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 8.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| P
| 7
| 4
| 23.1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 115
| 70
| 494
| 31
| 40
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 29
| 1
| .959
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 34
| 61
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .148
| .175
| .197
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| 23
| 52
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .173
| .173
| .212
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| STL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .750
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| CHI
| N
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 111
| 139
| 6
| 22
| 0
| 8
| .158
| .176
| .201
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 53
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 115
| 139
| 6
| 22
| 0
| 8
| .158
| .176
| .201
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 53
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 49th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1990).
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (16th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed July 19, 1993).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2001).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 16, 2002).
- Sent to Texas Rangers by Chicago Cubs for future considerations (May 9, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 7, 2003).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 10, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (July 29, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2006).
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