Benito Santiago had a brilliantly strong throwing arm, was able to easily throw out would-be base stealers from his knees (video above), and has a few interesting numbers: 09: Benito Santiago was the only player in San Diego Padres history to wear number 09, the only Florida Marlins player in history wear number 09, and the only player ever from any team to add the zero in front of the nine on his uniform. Next: Recording pitching streaks. In addition, 1924 included one whole streak (Sam Rice) … ", In fact, the whole team did loosen up eventually. ", "Nobody's expecting it," piped in Santiago's teammate Carmelo Martinez. 10: Benito Santiago was behind the plate in one-thousand nine-hundred seventeen games, ranking him number tenth in Major League history for most games caught in a career. Boston2 Chicago 3 Oakland 2 New York 2 Baltimore 0 Texas at Seattle (n) BENITO SANTIAGO record-setting rookie Rookie hitting streaks [ (inj;« -.I nioku hitting; slr< nk\ | % t uiti. Having only sixteen bases on balls didn't stop the writers from awarding him the Rookie of the Year Award (unanimously) at the end of the season. It was also the longest hitting streakby a catcher in major league history. It was also the longest hitting streak by a catcher in Major League history, the longest ever by a San Diego Padres player and … Here are the NN picks: 0.287, 0.721 — Michael Brantley batting against Spencer Howard. In 1940 he had a 23-game hitting streak. $12.99 Found inside – Page 47610 tied with 30 LONGEST HITTING STREAKS , ROOKIE 1. Benito Santiago , Padres ... Taffy Wright , Senators , 1938 CONSECUTIVE HITS 1. Email to friends Share on Facebook - opens in a new window or tab Share on Twitter - opens in a new window or tab Share on Pinterest - opens in a new window or tab Found insideThe Padres scored in the bottom of the seventh on a triple by rookie Benito Santiago, who extended his hitting streak to 30 games and 15 years later would ... Santiago actually led National League catchers in errors and passed balls as a rookie. According to Elias, his streak is the longest that began when a player was 22 or younger since Benito Santiago's 34-game hitting streak in 1987, which is still a major league rookie record. He hit safely in 22 consecutive games, then went 0-4 before starting a 21-game streak. Found inside – Page 315... hits , set of 2 , 5/5/78 $ 50a Pete Rose Gateway 44 - game hitting streak ... autographed by Randy Jones $ 17 Benito Santiago Gateway rookie hit streak ... Did you know that Benito Santiago set a Major League record for rookies by hitting safely in thirty-four consecutive games (the fourteenth longest hitting streak in history at the time)? Found inside – Page 1776Even a 20 - game hitting streak July 2 Dick Newsome , Bos 5 1 quickens the pulses of ... great hitting steak was finally stopped by the 34 Benito Santiago ... Five-time MLB All-Star catcher whose career spanned from 1986 to 2005. 3. In 1937, his second Major League season, DiMaggio just missed a 44-game hitting streak. Also, in 1980 the Padres became the first team in history to have three men steal as many as 50 bases in a … Manager Dusty Baker already had given pitcher Russ Ortiz a game ball to cherish. The set consisted of 56 baseball cards and each card from the 1987 Donruss Highlights … Something went wrong. According to Elias, his streak is the longest that began when a player was 22 or younger since Benito Santiago's 34-game hitting streak in 1987, which is still a major league rookie record. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Last-Modified: January 11, 2021 6:14 AM EST, John F. Kennedy High School (San Isabel, PR), Benito Santiago Stats by Baseball Almanac. 1987 Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games; 1988 Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test; 1988 NYC's Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark; 1988 Polish communist party picks propaganda chief Rakowski as new PM; 1988 US space shuttle STS-26 launched Alas, this range doesn't cover the crucial year, 1941, when Dimaggio hit in 56 straight games (and Ted Williams batted 0.406), but so it goes. Santiago played some excellent baseball in high school and was noticed by the San Diego Padres organization. Benny had three hits and threw out a few guys at second. Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has tied the team record with a 27-game hitting streak. 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The 'Longest hitting streaks for each MLB team' quiz. There have been 55 occurrences in Major League Baseball where a player had a hitting streak of at least 30 games. According to Elias, his streak is the longest that began when a player was 22 or younger since Benito Santiago's 34-game hitting streak in 1987, which is still a major league rookie record. San Diego was 12-42 with the worst ERA in the National League (5.07), the most walks (214) and the fewest complete games—one. Benito Santiago holds the longest hitting streak by a catcher at 34 straight games. "For two months I didn't speak nothing," he says. Because the excellent Project Retrosheet provides free access to play-by-play records of baseball games starting in 1954. Unlike Milwaukee's Paul Molitor, the designated hitter whose 39-game streak recently captivated the baseball world, Santiago had to play every game at the toughest position on the field. He picked up English by listening to Berlitz tapes, talking to teammates and watching the movie Scarface. Benito Santiago. CUBS 9 BRAVES 6 -- ATLANTA - Mark Grace, Ryne Sandberg and George Bell hit home runs to power Chicago. Amazon.com: 1988 Score #654 Benito Santiago (Rookie Hitting Streak) HL - San Diego Padres (Highlights) (Baseball Cards): Collectibles & Fine Art 1987 - Benito Santiago extends his hitting streak to 28 games in a 3 - 1 loss to the Dodgers, setting a new major-league record for rookies. find a way to get on base. Who knew that Jerome Walton, Benito Santiago, and Luis Castillo (the infielder, not the current Cincinnati Reds pitcher) were on the list? 10. It was, in fact, Santiago's first bunt hit in the majors. According to Elias, his streak is the longest that began when a player was 22 or younger since Benito Santiago's 34-game hitting streak in 1987, which is still a major league rookie record. Gerry August 26, 2008 at 12:56 AM Hitting streaks for DiMaggio were not exactly stop-the-presses news. Very few people expect a guy to bunt in his last chance to keep a five-week hitting streak alive, and a catcher at that. Found inside – Page 7... 1955-1960 Longest hitting streak , season , active players 34 Benito Santiago ... Chi / AL - 1992 Most pinch hit home runs , career 20 Cliff Johnson ... Found insideFans love hitting streaks, and the whole country went nuts in 1941 when Joe DiMaggio batted ... Benito Santiago holds the rookie record of 34 games in 1987, ... This was Benny's eighty-sixth career home run. 7. Because the excellent Project Retrosheet provides free access to play-by-play records of baseball games starting in 1954. San Diego Padres 50th Anniversary, Cronkite School at ASU Top Rated Plus Top Rated Plus Top Rated Plus. Found inside – Page 419Dahlen had a 42-game hitting streak from June 20 to August 6, ¡894. ... Padres catcher Benito Santiago set a National League rookie record in ¡987 with a ... Guerrero had easily surpassed the previous club record of … All information about Benito Santiago (Baseball Player): Age, birthday, biography, facts, family, net worth, income, height & more Found inside – Page 85In 1987, Benito Santiago of the Padres set a rookie mark for the longest consecutive-game hitting streak with 34. Santiago 's streak lasted from August 25 ... Found inside – Page 26But those hits went for naught when the Red Sox ran into the roadblock called ... and his hitting streak came to an end, failing to break Benito Santiago's ... 2. DiMaggio had hit in 61 straight games in the minor leagues. The next year, Santiago established a Major League record for a rookie by hitting safely in 34 straight games. It was the longest hitting streak in Padres history until Benito Santiago's 34-game streak in 1987. I'm not surprised I didn't have a longer streak than 25. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Benito Santiago baseball stats page. 1990 — George Brett became the first player to win a batting title in three different decades. USSR performs underground nuclear test. He cut down 23 of 62 base-stealers last season, and he's at his best throwing from the kneeling position; throwing that way, he nailed 10 of 26 felons and picked off five runners at first. Benito Santiago, the San Diego Padres' catcher, singled tonight to run his hitting streak to 24 games, a modern National League record for rookies. His primary income source is from being Baseball Player. I live in Puerto Rico.". Found inside – Page 120Flaherty's longest hitting streak during five seasons in the American League ... hitting streak in San Diego history, surpassed only by Benito Santiago's 34 ... Born on March 9, 1965, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Benito Santiago is the best all around catcher to play the game of Major League Baseball since Carlton Fisk or Tony Pena.Santiago attended John F. Kennedy high school in his home town. Method of attack I will analyze the actual hitting streaks of Major League Baseball players from 1954 to 2008. He once nabbed Tim Raines after backhanding a breaking ball in the dirt. He hit .251/.287/.383 with 10 homers and 42 RBIs in an injury-shortened 1992 season due to a broken finger. Found inside – Page 102Benito Santiago Catcher Benito Santiago was born in Ponce and attended high ... and 79 RBIs the following year, while assembling a 34-game hitting streak— ... Found inside – Page 833National Baseball Library and Archives, Cooperstown, N.Y. Brewers and wound up with San Diego's Benito Santiago fashioning a 34-game hitting streak, ... He had a hard time in the Instructional League. . Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for BENITO SANTIAGO Gateway Stamp Cachet Autograph Hitting Streak 9/26/87 Padres at the best online prices at eBay! It was also the longest hitting streak by a catcher in major league history. Found inside – Page 183Even a casual glance through baseball's record books reveals that streak ... the Records Straight Benito Santiago's 34 - game hitting streak enlivened the ... Santiago was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1986, with the San Diego Padres. 0.273, 0.713 — Ketel Marte batting against Clayton Kershaw. Copyright 1999- Found inside – Page 12... BENITO SANTIAGO Benito Santiago entered the NL with a bang . In his first full season with the Padres , Santiago compiled a 34 - game hitting streak ... Santiago was the fifth catcher from the senior circuit to win three-or-more consecutive Gold Gloves, joining Tony Pena (1983-1985), Gary Carter (1980-1982), Johnny Bench (1968-1977), and Del Crandall (1958-1960). It was also the longest hitting streak by a catcher in Major League history, the longest ever by a San Diego Padres player and the longest ever by a Latin player! Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965), is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher, who played for twenty seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). ", Coach wrote him in as catcher anyway. Benito Santiago net worth and salary: Benito Santiago is a Baseball Player who has a net worth of $13 million. Benito Santiago’s life path number is 6. Santiago was the catcher who threw out runners from his knees. Found inside – Page 625... Ail-Time Switch Hit HR King (Howard Johnson) 44 Five Straight 200-Hit Seasons (Wade Boggs) 45 Eclipses Rookie Game Hitting Streak (Benito Santiago) 46 ... Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has tied the team record with a 27-game hitting streak. Reds pitcher Frank Williams was so surprised that he fell off the mound. Guerrero’s 31-game hitting streak was the longest of the decade and the longest since Benito Santiago hit safely in 34 consecutive games in 1987. 6. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Did you know that Benito Santiago set a Major League record for rookies by hitting safely in thirty-four consecutive games (the fourteenth longest hitting streak in history at the time)? When Santiago went out to complain, he was given the cold shoulder. "The reason he doesn't get hurt," says Bowa, "is that he's so skinny, foul balls don't hit him square.". In 1940 he had a 23-game hitting streak. He ended the season with what would be c… Joe’s hitting streak took place all in the course of one season - from May 15 to July 17 of 1941. Found insideBenito's. 34Game. Hitting. Streak. Trivia question: Who holds the Padres record for ... It was broken four years later by rookie catcher Benito Santiago, ... Castillo's streak is the longest in the majors since then. He hit safely in 22 consecutive games, then went 0-4 before starting a 21-game streak. Free shipping for many products! And Santiago is adept at the pickoff; he nailed both Andre Dawson and Mike Schmidt at second without even rising from his crouch. The Dominican is one game from matching Benito Santiago's record for the longest hitting streak by a Latin player, set in 1987. But then they don't speak Spanish to him, either. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Benito Santiago Hand Signed 1987 Hit Streak FDC Cache Autograph at the best online prices at eBay! In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Santiago was considered the premier catcher in the National League (NL). Santiago's strong arm was his ticket to the major leagues. It didn’t matter to voters, though; he ran away with the Rookie of the Year Award in 1987 thanks to piling up a 34-game hit streak. Friday, Santiago, 22, broke the modern record set by Guy Curtright of the 1943 Chicago White Sox. Somebody posted a study of all 30 30-game hitting streaks since 1910 to rec.sport.baseball five years ago, and found that Benito Santiago's .338 during his 34-game streak in 1987 was the worst of the lot. Bowa would like him to be more discriminating, but fears curbing his aggressive style. "Every player but the catcher gets to rest and contemplate his next at bat," says Padres rightfielder Tony Gwynn, whose .370 average led the majors. Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has tied the team record with a 27-game hitting streak. He hit .251/.287/.383 with 10 homers and 42 RBIs in an injury-shortened 1992 season due to a broken finger. document.write(update); Castillo, a Dominican, matched Benito Santiago's record for the longest hitting streak by a player born outside the United States and surpassed Hornsby's 33-game streak in 1922. Rodgers is also leading all Volunteers with 13 multiple hit games on the season. The streak is definitely in reach and extending his streak past 34 will be one of the more impressive hitting streaks of all time. Found inside – Page 158Puerto Rican Benito Santiago hit the club's first home run in its ... who had a team record 35-game hitting streak in 2002 and was a key part of the 2003 ... "Don't put me there. Benito Santiago was born in in March 9, 1965. Santiago beat Concepcion's throw by a yard. PADRES 6 EXPOS 3 -- MONTREAL - Benito Santiago hit a three-run homer and Jim Presley added a solo shot for San Diego, helping pitcher Ed Whitson break his three-game losing streak. Found inside – Page 481Sensational JOE DM) Will Seek To Hit Safely In His 49ih Consecutive Game. ... wound up with San Diego's Benito Santiago fashioning a 34-game hitting streak, ... "He tried to do too much," says Martinez. Benito Santiago is a member of Baseball Player Dealing with distractions like this made Santiago's record all the more impressive. Found inside – Page 972SANTIAGO, BENITO (c) (1986-1992) Benito Santiago was signed by the Padres in September 1982 ... 21 stolen bases, and a rookie-record 34-game hitting streak. Read all of Rod’s Replay Insider articles! SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants manager Dusty Baker was tempted to address his team Monday morning after a depressing three … And, for the statistically-minded, MLB.com has a great list of the longest hitting streaks. CLEMENTE MUSIAL CAREW YASTREMSKI MURRAY PLUS,3000 HIT POSTER HALL OF FAMERS. October 13, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco, California. Benito was born in Generation X (1965). Only Tony Gwynn was voted an All-Star starter more times than Santiago. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15–July 16, 1941), a record that still stands. He owns the longest hitting streak in Padres history at 34 games. Castillo, who was born in the Dominican Republic, passed ex-Marlin Benito Santiago, a native Puerto Rican, who hit in 34 in a row in 1987. Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965), is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher, who played for twenty seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Free shipping for many products! As was true of his countryman and longtime hero Roberto Clemente, Santiago swings at bad pitches. According to Elias, his streak is the longest that began when a player was 22 or younger since Benito Santiago's 34-game hitting streak in 1987, which is still a major league rookie record. When the streak finally ended on Saturday at 34, it was the 15th-longest in major league history and the longest ever for a Padre, a Latin, a rookie or a catcher. After leaving the west coast, Santiago signed a 2-year deal with the Marlins and hit … This item is in good condition. He caught 146 games, too. This also stands today as the longest hitting streak ever by a catcher. After playing four seasons in the minor leagues, he made his Major League debut with the Padres on September 14, 1986 at the age of 21. The next year, Santiago established a Major League record for a rookie by hitting safely in 34 straight games. It was also the longest hitting streak by a catcher in major league history. Santiago was signed as an amateur free agent by the San Diego Padres on September 1, 1982. Santiago walked just 16 times in 572 plate appearances. On Friday the Padres' 22-year-old shoo-in for Rookie of the Year doubled in the first inning against Fernando Valenzuela. Hey, man, what you looking for? After playing four seasons in the minor leagues, he made his Major League debut with the Padres on September 14, 1986 at the age of 21. Santiago played some excellent baseball in high school and was noticed by the San Diego Padres organization. "And I don't understand nothing about nothing nobody say." Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Because I had been injured for half the season, I was more interested in proving to people I could play in the big leagues. Benito Santiago’s birth sign is Pisces. Benito’s next birthday is in . Although he played for ten different teams, perhaps his greatest success came with his first team, the San Diego Padres. Found inside – Page 241... hits were singles by Tomas Perez in the second inning and Benito Santiago in ... Butch Huskey extended his hitting streak to 20 games during the game. Willie Keeler, Baltimore Orioles (NL): 45 games, 1896-97. ... beating the 34-game hitting streak of Benito Santiago in 1987.” Benito Santiago's 34-game hitting streak during his rookie year in 1987,is still a franchise record for the San Diego Padres.Benito also hit the first Home Run in Florida Marlins franchise history in 1993. Pretty soon Santiago was behind the plate for the Fajardo Raiders, an American Legion team composed of his country's top amateurs. Since 1941, Joe DiMaggio has stood alone in Major League history, having strung together his iconic 56-game hitting streak. © MLBPA-Official Licensee, Major League Baseball Players Association. Multiple streaks in the same season have occurred in 1922 (George Sisler and Rogers Hornsby), 1987 (Paul Molitor and Benito Santiago), 1997 (Nomar Garciaparra and Sandy Alomar, Jr.), 1999 (Vladimir Guerrero and Luis Gonzalez), 2006 (Chase Utley and Willy Taveras), and 2011 (Andre Ethier and Dan Uggla). All Rights Reserved. As a youngster in Ponce, P.R., Santiago, then a shortstop, had to be talked into catching for his Little League team when the regular catcher failed to show up for the game. 86: Benito Santiago, on April 12, 1993, in the top of the sixth inning, 2-men out, a man on second, a 1-0 count, Trevor Wilson on the mound, hit the first home run in the history of the Florida Marlins franchise. For the first time Friday, San Diego rookie catcher Benito Santiago admitted that this small matter of a hitting streak is beginning to drive him bonkers. Found inside – Page 262D ON ROSS 92 МО SANFORD BENITO SANTIAGO Position : Pitcher Team ... with 18 homers and had a rookie - record 34 - game hitting streak , Santiago hasn't come ... Found inside – Page 250Five Straight 200 Hit Seasons 45 Benito Santiago . Eclipses Rookie Game Hitting Streak 46 Mark McGwire ... Eclipses Jackson's A's HR Record O 47 Kevin ... "Just go up and bunt. The Padres won 53 of their last 108, and Santiago was charged with only 8 errors and 10 passed balls. By Franz Lidz. Born on March 9, 1965, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Benito Santiago is the best all around catcher to play the game of Major League Baseball since Carlton Fisk or Tony Pena.Santiago attended John F. Kennedy high school in his home town. Hey, man, what you doin' over there?' "The best throw I've ever seen," says Gwynn. "Why not bunt? Benny's run in brown lasted from his 1986 call-up until walking after the '92 season. Alas, this range doesn't cover the crucial year, 1941, when Dimaggio hit in 56 straight games (and Ted Williams batted 0.406), but so it goes. SAN DIEGO (AP) - Benito Santiago's 34-game hitting streak, an all-time rookie record, ended as the San Diego Padres snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. From BR Bullpen. Why that range? View cart for details. BENITO FINITO AT 34 GAMES. Clubhouse wags expect him to strike out on a balk someday, or on an intentional walk. Pittsburgh's Jimmy Williams had held the record with a 27-game streak in 1899. GATEWAY BENITO SANTIAGO HITTING STREAK 9/26/87 COVER, Vintage Sports Memorabilia GATEWAY BENITO SANTIAGO HITTING STREAK 9/26/87 COVER Sports Memorabilia, Fan Shop & Sports Cards, Vintage Sports Memorabilia Sports Memorabilia, Fan Shop & Sports Cards GATEWAY BENITO SANTIAGO HITTING STREAK 9/26/87 COVER, GATEWAY COVER The World Series that slipped away As Angels celebrate, Giants San Diego Padres Hall of Fame. This ranks as the third-longest hitting streak of all time by a catcher, behind only Sandy Alomar, Jr.'s 30-game streak and Benito Santiago's 34-game streak. Found inside – Page 30On July 21 he started a hitting streak that extended for 30 games . The streak was the second longest in ... ( Benito Santiago hit in 34 straight in 1987. ) ... Santiago threw out Howard Johnson so impressively two seasons ago that HoJo said without shame, 'I won't try stealing on Santiago anymore.'" Santiago's irascibility surfaced last June when he gave reporters a rather undiplomatic assessment of the Padres' pitching staff. Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees: 56 games, 1941. But Merrifield’s streak began last season. 555 N. Central Ave. #416 View MLB.com in English "Benny's only rule," says first baseman John Kruk, "is Thou Shalt Not Draw a Pass." Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 9/26/1987 Cachet Envelope Benito Santiago Hitting Streak San Diego Padres at the best online prices at eBay! Those above him: Al Lopez (1,918 GC), Jim Sundberg (1,927 GC), Brad Ausmus (1,938) Tony Pena (1,950 GC), Jason Kendall (2,025) Gary Carter (2,056 GC), Bob Boone (2,225 GC), Carlton Fisk (2,226 GC) and Ivan Rodriguez (2,427 GC). According to Elias, his streak is the longest that began when a player was 22 or younger since Benito Santiago's 34-game hitting streak in 1987, which is still a major league rookie record. Longest Hitting Streaks. Padres’ Benito Santiago (1992) On this date in 1987, Benito Santiago set a rookie record for a hitting streak en route to pushing it to a Padres record 34 straight games By Jeff Sanders Free shipping for many products! But Padres manager Larry Bowa had noticed the Reds' Dave Concepcion playing deep at third. $26.99 + $3.95 shipping + $3.95 shipping + $3.95 shipping. Although he still led the league's catchers with 12 errors, it was an improvement over the 22 he had committed the previous season. Santiago was awarded the first of three consecutive Gold Glove Awards in 1988. He won the NL Rookie of the Year unanimously in 1987-- with a 34-game hit streak among the highlights of his campaign. His streak was the 15th longest in major-league history and the longest ever for a Padre, a rookie, or a catcher. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 9/26/1987 Cachet Envelope Benito Santiago Hitting Streak San Diego Padres at the best online prices at eBay! 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