Juan Beníquez

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Juan Beníquez
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1950|5|13
debutdate=September 4
debutyear=1971
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=May 30
finalyear=1988
finalteam=Toronto Blue Jays
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.274
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1274
stat3label=RBIs
stat3value=476
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (by|1971-by|1972, by|1974-by|1975)
*Texas Rangers (by|1976-by|1978)
*New York Yankees (by|1979)
*Seattle Mariners (by|1980)
*California Angels (by|1981-by|1985)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1986)
*Kansas City Royals (by|1987)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|1987-by|1988)
highlights=
*Gold Glove in 1977

Juan José Beníquez Torres (born May 13, 1950 in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1971-1972, 1974-1975), Texas Rangers (1976-1978), New York Yankees (1979), Seattle Mariners (1980), California Angels (1981-1985), Baltimore Orioles (1986), Kansas City Royals (1987 ["start"] ) and Toronto Blue Jays (1987 ["end"] -1988). He batted and threw right-handed.

A valuable role player, Beníquez spent 17 seasons in the Major Leagues playing for eight different American League clubs. He started his career with the Boston Red Sox in 1971, appearing at shortstop in part of two seasons, and later was switched to center field. A Gold Glove Award winner with Texas in by|1977, he posted four consecutive .300 seasons with California and Baltimore from 1983-86, with a career-high .336 in 1984, and hit three home runs in a game for the Orioles in 1986. He also had three post-season appearances, including the 1975 World Series with the Red Sox.

Beníquez was a .274 hitter with 79 home runs and 476 runs batted in in 1500 games played.

Following his Majors career, in 1989 Beníquez hit .359 while playing for the St. Lucie Legends in the Senior Professional Baseball Association.

ee also

* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Juan_Beniquez BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbenij001.htm Retrosheet]