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Andy Benes
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Pitcher
Born: (1967-08-20) August 20, 1967 (age 48)
Evansville, Indiana
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 11, 1989 for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 2002 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Win–loss record 155–139
Earned run average 3.97
Strikeouts 2,000
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Career highlights and awards
Andy Benes
Medal record
Baseball
Competitor for the 23x15px United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Baseball World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1988 Rome Team

Andrew Charles Benes (born August 20, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During a 14-year career from 1989 to 2002, Benes played for four different teams: the San Diego Padres, the Seattle Mariners, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks. His brother Alan also pitched in the Major Leagues, and was his teammate in 1996–97 and 2000–01. He and his brother Alan attended Evansville Lutheran School and Evansville Central High School.

Career

Benes was the first player selected in the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft after playing college baseball at the University of Evansville.[1] Benes pitched well enough in his first year to make it to the majors and be named National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News.[1] Benes was an All-Star in

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In a 2004 column for The Sporting News, pitcher Todd Jones wrote that Benes had a habit of gritting his teeth when preparing to throw a slider, a tell that some hitters exploited.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d ed. by David Pietrusza .... (2000). Baseball : the biographical encyclopedia. Kingston, NY: Total/Sports Illustrated. p. 80. ISBN 1-892129-34-5 
  2. ^ "PLUS: BASEBALL -- ARIZONA; Benes Agrees To 3-Year Contract". The New York Times. February 4, 1998. 
  3. ^ "No spying in baseball? Then you aren't paying attention", Todd Jones, The Sporting News, published August 23, 2004, accessed April 23, 2006.

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