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Benny Ayala Benigno (Felix) Ayala Bats Right, Throws Right Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb. MLB Debut August 27, 1974 Final Game October 2, 1985 Born February 7, 1951 in Yauco, P.R. (age 73)

• Hit 3 home runs in a game for OAA vs. MNA on April 19, 1983   (12 inning game)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 23 NYN NL   27   70    5   19   0   0   3    9   0   0    5   16  .271  .325  .400  .725   104    28   0   1   0   1   0  
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976           [Did not play]
 1977           [Did not play]
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 28 MON NL   40   96   11   19   2   0   9   21   0   0    6   12  .198  .245  .500  .745   104    48   0   0   0   0   2  
 1980 29 OAA AL   58  178   36   59  11   0  16   46   0   0   20   17  .331  .393  .663 1.056   148   118   0   3   0   0   8  
 1981 30 OAA AL   52  132   24   41   2   0   8   23   0   0   13   13  .311  .380  .508  .888   126    67   0   2   1   3   7  
 1982 31 OAA AL   43  134    8   34   6   0   2    6   0   0    7   23  .254  .291  .343  .634    82    46   0   0   0   0   7  
 1983 32 OAA AL   39  107   17   31  10   0  10   26   0   0    7   22  .290  .330  .664  .994   137    71   0   1   0   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  6 Seasons      259  717  101  203  31   0  48  131   0   0   58  103  .283  .337  .527  .864         378   0   7   1   4  27
 Per 600 PA           547   77  155  24   0  37  100   0   0   44   79                                 289   0   5   1   3  21
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With OAA      192  551   85  165  29   0  36  101   0   0   47   75  .299  .354  .548  .902         302   0   6   1   3  25
   With MON       40   96   11   19   2   0   9   21   0   0    6   12  .198  .245  .500  .745          48   0   0   0   0   2
   With NYN       27   70    5   19   0   0   3    9   0   0    5   16  .271  .325  .400  .725          28   0   1   0   1   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      425  865  114  217  42   1  38  145   2   4   71  136  .251  .305  .434  .739         375   1  12   7   2  22
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1974 23 NYN NL  84    9   5.1   7   2   0  .286   3    4    1  .250    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e21   79   
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976           [Did not play]
 1977           [Did not play]
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 28 MON NL  90   11   3.8   6   0   0  .000   2    8    3  .375    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e10  -76   
 1980 29 OAA AL  81   44   9.2   6   3   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             221   
 1981 30 OAA AL  86   23   6.5   9   3   0  .333   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             117   
 1982 31 OAA AL  84   11   2.9   6   2   0  .333   1    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e9  -189   
 1983 32 OAA AL  89   22   7.5   5   2   1  .400   0    5    2  .400    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e15  312   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  6 Seasons          122   6.1  39  12   1  .308   6   20    8  .400    0    0  .000                  87   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1974 23 NYN NL  LF    19    24     1    3    0   .893    19   152.2   1.47
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976           [Did not play]
 1977           [Did not play]
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 28 MON NL  LF    34    25     0    2    0   .926    31   226.2   0.99
 1980 29 OAA AL  RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1981 30 OAA AL  RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1982 31 OAA AL  LF    13    17     1    0    0  1.000     7    59.0   2.75
                 1B     5    13     0    1    0   .929     1    15.2   7.47
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1983 32 OAA AL  RF    29    38     2    0    1  1.000    25   203.0   1.77
                 LF     7     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    21.0   0.43
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF    75    67     2    5    0   .932    59   461.1   1.35
                 RF    34    39     2    0    1  1.000    25   210.0   1.76
                 1B     5    13     0    1    0   .929     1    15.2   7.47
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1980 ALCS  OAA NYA   L    4  14  2  3  1  0  1   1  1  1  .214  .267  .500  0
 1981 WS    OAA MON   W    3   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+

Draft History

• 1979: Round 6 (#96 overall) by MON

Transaction History

• 1980-01: traded by MON to OAA for Rick Miller
• 1983-19: released by OAA

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Managers Year Tm Record Manager(s) +----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 1974 NYN 61-101 Chris Colucci, Jon Fellows 1979 MON 89-73 Steve Bivens 1980 OAA 105-57 Drew Kennedy 1981 OAA 98-64 Drew Kennedy 1982 OAA 69-93 Drew Kennedy 1983 OAA 82-80 Drew Kennedy

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