Todd Benzinger

Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Todd Benzinger
position=first baseman / outfielder
birthdate=birth date and age|1963|2|11
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number=


bats=Switch
throws=Right
debutdate=June 21
debutyear=1987
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=May 14
finalyear=1995
finalteam=San Francisco Giants
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.257
stat2label=Home runs| stat2value=66
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=376
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (by|1987–by|1988)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1989–by|1991)
*Kansas City Royals (by|1991)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|1992)
*San Francisco Giants (by|1993–by|1995)
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Todd Eric Benzinger (born February 11, 1963 in Dayton, Kentucky) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played from 1987 to 1995. Benzinger is a graduate of New Richmond High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Benzinger started his Major League career with the Boston Red Sox in 1987. He would later play for other teams such as the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Francisco Giants. Benzinger ended his professional playing career in 1995 after playing with the Columbus Clippers, then a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees.

He played the majority of his career at the first baseman position, although he did occasionally play the outfield.

Benzinger was a member of the by|1990 World Series winning Cincinnati Reds which saw Cincinnati sweep the much favored Oakland A's in four games. Benzinger caught the last out in the 9th inning of Game 4 to give the Reds a victory.

From 2006 to 2008, Benzinger coached the girls' basketball team at Loveland High School in Loveland, Ohio.cite news|url=http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20080412/SPT0301/804120412/|title=Prep coaches leave void|author=Tom Groeschen|first=Tom|last=Groeschen|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=2008-04-12|accessdate=2007-04-12]

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*Baseballstats |br=b/benzito01 |fangraphs=1000859&position=1B |cube=B/Todd-Benzinger
* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=1206 Minor League stats] , Baseball Reference
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/mlb_player_locator_results.jsp?playerLocator=benzinger Stats] at MLB.com