Juan Beníquez
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Juan José Beníquez Torres (born May 13, 1950) is a Puerto Rican former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays in all or parts of 17 seasons spanning 1971–1988. Listed at 5' 11" (1.82 m), 150 lb. (68 k), Beníquez batted and threw right-handed. He was born in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.
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Juan Beníquez | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1950-05-13) May 13, 1950 (age 73) San Sebastián, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 4, 1971, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 30, 1988, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .274 |
Home runs | 79 |
Runs batted in | 476 |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beníquez [beh-nee'-kez] and the second or maternal family name is Torres.