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Butch Benton

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Full Name: Alfred Lee Benton Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/190 First Game: September 14, 1978
Birthdate: August 24, 1957 Final Game: June 15, 1985
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida MLB Experience: 4 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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  • 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

Butch Benton (Alfred Lee Benton) was born on August 24, 1957 in Tampa, Florida. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1978 for the New York Mets. Benton played for the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 4 year career.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1978 NY N 4 4 1 2 0 2 .500 .600 .500 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1980 NY N 12 21 0 1 0 0 .048 .167 .048 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1
1982 CHI N 4 7 0 1 0 1 .143 .143 .143 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1985 CLE A 31 67 5 12 0 7 .179 .208 .239 4 0 3 9 0 1 0 2 1
Total NL 20 32 1 4 0 3 .125 .222 .125 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 1
Total AL 31 67 5 12 0 7 .179 .208 .239 4 0 3 9 0 1 0 2 1
Total 51 99 6 16 0 10 .162 .213 .202 4 0 5 14 2 1 0 2 2

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1978 NY N C 1 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY N C 8 5 46 27 2 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 .935
1982 CHI N C 4 1 16.2 20 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1985 CLE A C 26 22 184 75 13 4 1 0 5 11 6 2 .957
Total C 39 28 253.2 126 16 6 1 0 6 18 7 2 .959

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1975).
  • Sent to Chicago Cubs by New York Mets for future considerations (April 6, 1981).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to Montreal Expos in exchange for Jerry Manuel (February 7, 1983).
  • Granted free agency (October 20, 1983).
  • Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (January 30, 1984).
  • Released by Philadelphia Phillies (April 20, 1984).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 25, 1984).
  • Granted free agency (October 15, 1984).
  • Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 7, 1985).
  • Released by Cleveland Indians (February 10, 1986).

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