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Benny Ayala
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 386 of 1233 players

Benigno Felix Ayala
Born: February 7, 1951 at Yauco, P.R.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.01 Weight: 195

Benny Ayala was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on June 9, 2003, February 7, 2004, March 20, 2004, March 25, 2004, March 26, 2004, February 7, 2006, February 3, 2016, and February 7, 2021.

First Mets game: August 27, 1974
Last Mets game: May 31, 1976

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
18	August 27, 1974	October 2, 1974
18	April 9, 1976	June 1, 1976

Benny Ayala also played for the following teams:

St. Louis Cardinals 1977; Baltimore Orioles 1979 - 1984; Cleveland Indians 1985

Signed with New York Mets as a free agent on January 28, 1971.

Traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Doug Clarey on March 30, 1977.

Minor League Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1971 Pompano Beach (A) 63 208 38 58 7 4 8 34 25 -- 61 2 8 2 0 2 97 .279 .466 .359

1971 Visalia (A) 21 46 3 10 0 1 1 7 14 -- 21 0 0 1 0 0 15 .217 .326 .400

1972 Visalia (A) 113 348 68 79 15 2 19 66 57 -- 115 6 6 0 1 5 155 .227 .445 .341

1973 Memphis (AA) 136 462 69 119 17 6 17 68 70 -- 74 0 6 1 3 5 199 .258 .431 .352

1974 Tidewater (AAA) 92 288 41 79 21 1 11 40 35 -- 66 1 0 3 0 2 135 .274 .469 .353

1975 Tidewater (AAA) 65 177 24 49 13 0 6 28 16 -- 33 2 3 0 0 2 80 .277 .452 .340

1976 Tidewater (AAA) 87 293 41 66 9 2 12 48 24 -- 56 1 5 0 1 4 115 .225 .392 .283

Benny Ayala played for the following teams in the Mets organization:

Visalia Mets 1971, 1972; Pompano Beach Mets 1971; Memphis Blues 1973; Tidewater Tides 1974 - 1976

Games played by position
1971: Visalia (A): Third Base 17; Pompano Beach (A): Third Base 37, Outfield 23
1972: Visalia (A): First Base 57, Outfield 46
1973: Memphis (AA): Outfield 34
1974: Tidewater (AAA): Outfield 84
1975: Tidewater (AAA): Outfield 50
1976: Tidewater (AAA): Outfield 32, First Base 1

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