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  CNNSI.com -- Baseball -- Alan Benes News
In seven appearances, Benes was 1-0 with an 11.74 ERA.
Benes had been in Memphis rehabbing from a pair of shoulder surgeries and went 3-2 with a 3.72 ERA in eight starts.
Benes was another of the pitchers recalled from Triple-A to shake up the St. Louis bullpen.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/players/3363/latest_news.html   (235 words)

  
 BASEBALL NOTE
Benes allowed two runs and three hits over 2 1/3 innings in his one appearance and had made just three relief appearances since July 30, 1997.
Benes was one of baseball's top pitching prospects before undergoing surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder in September 1997.
Benes was 9-9 with a 2.89 ERA in 1997 and at the time of his injury, was third in the league in strikeouts and opponents' batting average and sixth in ERA.
www.canoe.ca /StatsBBN/BC-BBN-LGNS-ALBENESDWN-R.html   (263 words)

  
 Alan Benes Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Alan Benes was born on Friday, January 21, 1972, in Evansville, Indiana.
Benes was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 19, 1995, with the St. Louis Cardinals, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
Alan Benes's 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 Alan Benes baseball statistics page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=benesal01   (317 words)

  
 DesMoinesRegister.com | Sports
Alan was the starter for the Iowa Cubs.
Chuck Benes coached his sons in soccer and refereed front yard football games, but baseball was always their passion.
Alan was chosen by the Cardinals with the 16th pick of the 1993 draft.
desmoinesregister.com /sports/stories/c6902873/18620918.html   (823 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Alan Benes made his mark with 13 wins as a 24-year-old rookie on the '96 Cardinals.
The younger Benes is trying to make the Cardinals as a non-roster invitee to Spring Training, and in the early going he's made quite an impression.
Benes, Dan Haren, Adam Wainwright and Jason Simontacchi are among the pitchers who might look to move into the rotation if the opportunity arose.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20040307&content_id=646090&vkey=spt2004news&fext=.jsp   (726 words)

  
 @ugusta Headlines: Benes: Braves (surprise) beat a rookie, October 16, 1996
Cardinals pitcher Alan Benes (41), center, confers with catcher Tom Pagnozzi (19) right, and an unidentified pitching coach after getting into trouble in the top of the 5th inning.
The 6-foot-5, 215-pound Benes finished the fifth but was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the top of the sixth.
Benes was the first rookie pitcher to start an NLCS game since 1992, when Tim Wakefield went twice for Pittsburgh against the Braves.
chronicle.augusta.com /headlines/101796/benes.html   (671 words)

  
 abc7.com: Cardinals 6, Dodgers 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Benes, 29, made his first start since July 30, 1997, when he was lost with a shoulder injury that caused him to undergo two surgeries and miss 2½ seasons.
Benes was 7-6 with a 3.55 ERA for Triple-A Memphis with a 1.89 ERA in his last seven starts before being recalled on Friday.
Benes started in place of rookie Bud Smith, who was rested after throwing 134 pitches in his no-hitter against the Padres on Monday.
abclocal.go.com /kabc/sports/090901_sp_dodgers.html   (593 words)

  
 Benes takes first step in comeback
Benes did that, splitting his pitches equally -- 14 balls, 14 strikes.
Benes blew through Class AA Arkansas in 1994 and was considered one of the top young pitchers in the big leagues before suffering a torn rotator cuff in July 1997.
Benes threw 12 pitches in the first inning, 16 in the second.
www.ardemgaz.com /SportsStats/Travs/travs080599.html   (835 words)

  
 Benes, anyone? Two duel tonight
Alan isn’t pretending it will be just another start, but he’ll try not to alter his approach on the mound.
Andy and Alan were teammates in St. Louis from 1996-97 and, after Andy’s two-year stint in Arizona, from 2000-01.
Alan was one of the National League’s most promising right-handers in 1997, posting a 2.89 ERA over 23 starts.
www.showmenews.com /2002/Sep/20020906Spor010.asp   (549 words)

  
 Chicago Cubs News
While Karen Benes took photos of her boys for the family album, Charles Benes switched hats depending on who was pitching.
Andy and Alan were teammates with the Cardinals in 1996-97 and 2000-01, but shoulder surgery in 1997 interrupted Alan's career.
Pitches-strikes: Benes 54-32, Sanchez 16-8, Cunnane 29-21, Mahomes 21-16, Beltran 13-8, Benes 111-76.
chicago.cubs.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/chc/news/chc_gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20020906&content_id=122776&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp   (907 words)

  
 The Sports Network - Major League Baseball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The brothers were teammates in St. Louis for the last two years before Alan inked a minor-league deal in the offseason with the Cubs.
Andy Benes faced the Cubs at Wrigley Field in his last trip to the mound and was credited with the win after surrendering one run on three hits over five frames.
Alan Benes, meanwhile, is set to make just his third start of the campaign.
www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=mlb/news/AAN2216819.htm   (667 words)

  
 Alan Benes | BaseballLibrary.com
Benes (1—6) is ejected for hitting Gary Sheffield with a pitch that sparks a bench-clearing by both teams.
Benes, unfortunately, is matched against Greg Maddux, who holds the Cards scoreless for eight innings.
September 6, 2002: The Cardinals defeat the Cubs, 11—2, as brothers Andy Benes and
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Benes_Alan.stm   (203 words)

  
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They added Hentgen, Benes and Kile to the pitching staff; those guys are all past their best days, but they should provide solid support for Rick Ankiel and Alan Benes, and perhaps Matt Morris.
ALAN BENES (28, R) A key part of the armagedden that struck the St. Louis starting rotation, he has been out with injury for two years, which I don't think is a good thing.
Benes is not old, and is still a good pitcher; he is also joining a very talented team that desperately needs him.
webhome.idirect.com /~brettsmith/2000old/NLStLouis.htm   (2245 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Braves eke out 1-0 victory in 13th 5/16/97
A pair of starters - Alan Benes and Greg Maddux - offered up performances for the ages, the bullpens were emptied, and the zeroes threatened to tilt the scoreboard.
The middle pitcher in the Benes family, Alan no-hit the Braves for 8 2/3 innings before Michael Tucker's double spoiled his perfection.
Benes came within an out (and a run) of becoming the first pitcher to no-hit the Braves since Houston's Ken Forsch did it April 7, 1979 in a 6-0 victory in the Astrodome.
www.augustachronicle.com /stories/051797/spo_braves2.html   (603 words)

  
 Chicago Cubs News
Alan Benes enjoyed a stellar outing and a win in his return to the big leagues.
Benes won his Chicago Cubs debut, throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Whether or not Benes will get another start depends on a variety of things, such as whether or not there will be a work stoppage Friday.
chicago.cubs.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/chc/news/chc_news.jsp?ymd=20020828&content_id=114427&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp   (787 words)

  
 Baseball Prospectus | Articles | Prospectus Q&A
Following the 1995 season, Alan Benes was ranked by Baseball America as the top pitching prospect in the game.
Benes is currently with the Cardinals' Triple-A team, the Memphis Redbirds.
Alan Benes: It was a surprise to me. I expected that if I didn’t make the Cardinals as a starter that I would be in the bullpen.
www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=992   (984 words)

  
 National League Baseball - Cardinals vs. Astros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Batters faced: Reynolds 30; M Valdes 3; J Green 9; Dotel 1; Andy Benes 15; M Morris 14; Slocumb 8; Alan Benes 7.
Andy Benes was knocked out in the second inning as the Cardinals completed a 3-8 road trip and saw their lead in the Central Division cut to five games over the Cincinnati Reds.
Benes surrendered all nine runs and eight hits in 1 2/3 innings.
www.usatoday.com /sports/scores100/100205/100205323.htm   (1575 words)

  
 AllSports' MLB News - Rangers acquire RHP Alan Benes from Cubs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Benes was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Monday, giving the team 10 days to trade, release or assign him within the organization.
Benes debuted with the Cardinals in 1995 and went 13-10 with a 4.90 ERA a year later.
Benes ranked third in the National League in strikeouts before his season was cut short by a right shoulder injury.
www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=41440   (470 words)

  
 Archives: Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
After an outstanding rookie season in 1996 when he was 13-10, Benes was 9-9 with a 2.98 ERA when he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in July 1997.
Benes has played for four different minor league teams, pitching more than 100 innings three times, with his best season coming at Memphis in 2001 when he was 7-6 with a 3.55 ERA in 142 innings pitched.
Benes returned to the Cardinals in December, signing as a free agent, and is currently a nonroster invitee.
www.lebanondailyrecord.com /articles/2004/03/01/sports/news03.txt   (840 words)

  
 St. Louis Cardinals News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Benes suffered a strained oblique muscle in a batting drill Thursday and could have his scheduled Friday start pushed back.
Benes has been slowed for the last several years by shoulder troubles, but he has impressed the team's staff in the early going this spring.
Benes is in camp as a non-roster invitee.
stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/stl/news/stl_news.jsp?ymd=20040311&content_id=649201&vkey=spt2004news&fext=.jsp   (699 words)

  
 National League Baseball - Dodgers vs. Cardinals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Alan Benes singled to left, M Matheny to third.
Benes won as a starter for the first time since July 15, 1997 and La Russa secured the victory by using a major league-record eight relievers as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-5.
Benes was lifted after six innings and the Cardinals' bullpen nearly surrendered the lead in the seventh.
www.usatoday.com /sports/scores101/101251/101251315.htm   (1723 words)

  
 Alan Benes and St. Louis Cardinals Stats, Statistics, Player News, Fantasy Baseball News - RotoWire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Benes (oblique strain) made his Triple-A debut on Tuesday, working five innings, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Benes (oblique strain) was assigned to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday, the Associated Press reports.
Benes (oblique strain) will likely begin the season in extended spring training, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
www.rotowire.com /baseball/player.htm?ID=4757   (189 words)

  
 News-Star OnlineSports Briefs 05/10/03
The Chicago Cubs traded right-hander Alan Benes to the Texas Rangers on Friday for a player to be named.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs traded right-hander Alan Benes to the Texas Rangers on Friday for a player to be named.
Benes, 31, was 0-0 with a save and a 2.16 ERA in three games for the Cubs this season.
www.news-star.com /stories/051003/spo_35.shtml   (590 words)

  
 reds0628
Alan Benes, who held the Reds to one earned run on four hits in eight strong innings last Sunday, maneuvered in and out of trouble throughout his seven-inning stint.
Benes retired the next six batters before Sanders opened the bottom of the sixth by reaching on DeShields' fielding error.
Pitches-strikes: Tomko 96-57; Remlinger 16-13; Shaw 16-12; Alan Benes 113-71; Beltran 22-14.
www.cincypost.com /sports/1997/reds062897.html   (841 words)

  
 CBS News | Alan Benes Pitches To Batters | December 13, 1999 05:19:12
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alan Benes, on a long comeback trail from two shoulder operations, faced batters Friday for the first time in two years.
Benes, 27, said he could be working out of the bullpen within three weeks, and expects to be back in the major leagues by August.
Before he was sidelined by a partially torn rotator cuff in July 1997, Benes was the dominant pitcher on the staff.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/1999/07/02/archive/main52958.shtml   (293 words)

  
 EXPOS 9, Cardinals 4
Pitches-strikes: C Perez 72-51; Veres 28-15; Alan Benes 92-59; Ludwick 22-11; Fossas 24-14; Eckersley 13-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Perez 14-5; Veres 3-2; Alan Benes 4-5; Ludwick 0-1; Fossas 2-1; Eckersley 1-2.
Batters faced: C Perez 27; Veres 7; Alan Benes 25; Ludwick 5; Fossas 8; Eckersley 4.
www.canoe.ca /BaseballNLMTLGamestories1997/apr3_mtl_stl.html   (556 words)

  
 JuneauAlaska.com
Pitches-strikes: Andy Benes 94-49; Alan Benes 30-19; Ge Stechschulte 29-17; Mcknight 102-68; Franklin 7-2; M Valdes 16-12; Dotel 20-13.
Ground balls-fly balls: Andy Benes 3-7; Alan Benes 1-3; Ge Stechschulte 5-0; Mcknight 9-9; Franklin 0-1; M Valdes 2-1; Dotel 0-0.
Batters faced: Andy Benes 23; Alan Benes 10; Ge Stechschulte 8; Mcknight 29; Franklin 2; M Valdes 5; Dotel 5.
www.juneaualaska.com /data/mlb/box_80426.shtml   (206 words)

  
 AllSports' MLB News - The Boys are back in town for Cardinals!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Matt Morris and Alan Benes had not been effective in their starts at Memphis, and Scott Radinsky who had not pitched for a year did not even get a rehab assignment.
Alan Benes was faring no better with a 1-2 record and 5.95 ERA in 10 games.
Alan the younger brother of Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes, recently gave up 10 runs in a game and was quoted as saying he was not disappointed in his outing.
www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=4184   (723 words)

  
 Cardinals' Benes says it feels good to be pitching again - 3/18/00
Benes, 28, was 13-10 with a 4.90 ERA as a rookie in 1996, when the Cardinals won the NL Central, then went 9-9 with a 2.89 ERA the following year before he got hurt.
Duncan said he planned to have Benes pitch again in four or five days in a "B" game before being put in an "A" game.
Cardinals RHP Mark Thompson, who had been sidelined all spring with a groin injury, followed Benes with two perfect innings, retiring six batters on 19 pitches.
www.detnews.com /2000/sports/0003/18/03180101.htm   (380 words)

  
 National League Baseball - Cardinals vs. Reds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
a-flied to left for Andy Benes in the 7th; b-flied to center for M Matheny in the 9th; c-homered for Alan Benes in the 9th.
In his ninth season in the major leagues, Paquette batted for pitcher Alan Benes and connected off Reds closer Danny Graves to give the Cardinals a 5-4 lead.
Benes (1-0) worked a scoreless inning for his first win since June 30.
www.usatoday.com /sports/scores101/101145/101145317.htm   (1332 words)

  
 JS Online: Taking another one right in the chops
There is no sense, really, wasting much time trying to figure out how Chicago Cubs right-hander Alan Benes, in his first start of the season, shut down the Milwaukee Brewers in a 6-2 victory Tuesday night at Miller Park.
Benes held them scoreless on five meaningless hits through 51/3 innings, and the Brewers made an out at the plate on their best chance to score against him.
Benes hadn't started in the majors since Sept. 8, 2001, and that was his first big-league start since July 30, 1997.
www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/aug02/69747.asp   (676 words)

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