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Erik Hans Bennett was born on September 13, 1968, in Yreka, California, which is in the extreme northern part of the state 20 miles from Oregon. He attended Yreka High School then Cal State Sacramento. The California Angels selected Bennett in the fourth round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
Bennett pitched seven seasons in the Angels minor league system across all levels. He was a starter through 1993 but transitioned to a full-time reliever in 1994. It was as a reliever that he made it to the big leagues.
After the 1995 season, the Twins signed Bennett. He made the team out of spring training as a multiple inning bullpen arm. In late April, he had the week of his career. He had his two career victories, and his single career save within a six-day period.
Bennett’s final career numbers were two wins and zero losses over 27.1 innings and 25 games. His ERA was 7.84 (ERA+ was 65). He struck out 13 and walked 15. His WAR finished at -0.6. He played six more minor league seasons.
Notable Events & Trivia
- Winning pitcher in a 24-11 win over the Tigers. 24 runs is the most scored by the Twins in a game.
- Father (David Bennett) and uncle (Dennis Bennett) also both pitched in MLB.
Erik Bennett Statistics
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | WAR | W | L |
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ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ERA+ | FIP | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/BB | Awards |
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| 1995 | 26 | CAL | AL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.10 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1996 | 27 | MIN | AL | -0.6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.90 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.1 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 65 | 7.53 | 1.793 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 0.81 | |
| 2 Yrs | -0.6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.81 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.2 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 67 | 7.47 | 1.771 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.81 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | -1.6 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.81 | 68 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 90 | 65 | 65 | 19 | 44 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 356 | 67 | 7.47 | 1.771 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.81 | ||||
| MIN (1 Yr) | -0.6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.90 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.1 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 65 | 7.53 | 1.793 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 0.81 | ||||
| CAL (1 Yr) | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.10 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
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