Benny Distefano
[edit] Biography
Benny Distefano (Benito James Distefano) was born on January 23, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on May 18, 1984 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .247 with 2 home runs and 15 RBI. Distefano played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros over the course of his 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 45
| 78
| 10
| 13
| 3
| 9
| .167
| .226
| .346
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 31
| 39
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 5
| .179
| .190
| .282
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 16
| 29
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 6
| .345
| .394
| .621
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 96
| 154
| 12
| 38
| 2
| 15
| .247
| .333
| .338
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 30
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 6
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 52
| 60
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 7
| .233
| .303
| .300
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 240
| 360
| 35
| 82
| 7
| 42
| .228
| .296
| .350
| 13
| 5
| 31
| 66
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 15
| 10
| 85
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 20
| 11
| 111.2
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 7
| 1
| 26.2
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 17
| 2
| 60.1
| 55
| 7
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 9
| 5
| 45
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 9
| 5
| 45
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 5
| 36.1
| 38
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 48
| 30
| 284
| 302
| 16
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| C
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 2
| 23
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 12
| 5
| 49
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 21.1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 7
| 3
| 27.2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 32
| 19
| 173.1
| 45
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 14
| 4
| 54.1
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 77
| 39
| 404
| 418
| 28
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 44
| 23
| 227.2
| 66
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 13, 1981).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1981).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 12, 1982).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 6, 1989).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (February 7, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 22, 1991).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 3, 1992).
- Released by Houston Astros (August 9, 1992).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (August 19, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1992).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (November 24, 1992).
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