Butch Benton
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[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 | |
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| 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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