Английская Википедия:Andy Benes
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography Andrew Charles Benes (born August 20, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres. With the Padres, he was named to the National League All-Star team in 1993 and led the league in strikeouts in 1994. He also played for the Seattle Mariners, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks. His brother Alan Benes also pitched in the major leagues, and was his teammate in 1996–97 and 2000–01.
Career
Benes was born in Evansville, Indiana, where he attended Evansville Lutheran School and Evansville Central High School along with his brother Alan. He 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 Шаблон:Mlby[1] during a 15–15 season with the Padres, and led the Majors in losses with 14 and in strikeouts with 189 the next season. Benes finished third in the Cy Young Award balloting in Шаблон:Mlby after an 18–10, 3.83 earned run average season. After the 1997 season, Benes agreed to sign a 5-year, $30 million contract to return to the Cardinals. Unfortunately, the contract was signed after the deadline for players to re-sign with their 1997 teams. Benes would then have to wait until May 1 to re-sign.[2] Instead, Benes became one of the first players in Diamondbacks history when he signed as a free agent prior to the Шаблон:Mlby season and threw the first pitch in the history of the franchise.[1]
Benes was primarily a starting pitcher but on May 29, 1996, he picked up his only major league save. He recorded the final out of a 6–5 Cardinals victory over the Rockies to close out the game for the Cardinals.[3]
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.[4]
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Шаблон:San Diego Padres first-round draft picks Шаблон:San Diego Padres Opening Day starting pitchers Шаблон:Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day starting pitchers Шаблон:St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starting pitchers Шаблон:Horizon League Baseball Player of the Year navbox Шаблон:Rotary Smith Award Шаблон:Collegiate Baseball POY Шаблон:1988 College Baseball All-Americans Шаблон:MLB Number One Draft Picks Шаблон:1988 MLB Draft Шаблон:Sporting News MLB Rookie of the year Шаблон:NL strikeout champions
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "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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