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Benny Distefano

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Full Name: Benito James Distefano Primary Position: 1B,OF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/195 First Game: May 18, 1984
Birthdate: January 23, 1962 Final Game: August 5, 1992
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York MLB Experience: 5 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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.

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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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