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Butch Benton

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: August 24, 1957 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (6th) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Amos P. Godby HS (Tallahassee, FL).

High School: Amos P. Godby HS (Tallahassee, FL)

Debut: September 14, 1978 (Age 21-021d, 14,127th in major league history)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 15, 1985 (Age 27-295d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Alfred Lee Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

.162

RBI

OBP

.213

SLG

.202

OPS

.415

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-9 / in Starts: 3-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	20 (9-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
J Morales	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	5	95 (94)	Jul 26	NYM		CIN	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.18	-0.026	.93	-0.01%	-0.33	PH
2	6	96	Jul 27	NYM		CIN	L,4-10	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.98	-0.027	.63	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	7	105 (8)	Aug 5	NYM	@	MON	L,5-11	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.23	0.007	.20	0.00%	0.43	PH C
4	8	110 (4)	Aug 10	NYM	@	STL	W,4-1	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	7	1.34	-0.069	.48	-0.02%	-0.46	C
5	9	114 (3)	Aug 14	NYM		PHI	L,1-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.12	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-0.21	PH C
6	10	116 (1)	Aug 16	NYM		PHI	L,6-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	3	.06	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.33	C
7	11	125 (8)	Aug 26	NYM		SDP	L,6-8	13-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	4.34	-0.093	.07	0.00%	-0.44	PH
8	12	130 (4)	Aug 31 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-9	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.308	.100	.408	8	1.38	-0.048	.01	0.00%	-0.42	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	13	137 (6)	Sep 7	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.308	.100	.408	9						PR
10	14	142 (4)	Sep 13	NYM		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	7	.59	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.88	C
11	15	145 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	NYM		MON	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259	8	1.03	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
12	16	161 (15)	Oct 4	NYM	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.167	.048	.214	7	.71	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-1.16	C
							3-9		24	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.048	.167	.048	.214		1.03	-0.469	.16	-0.04%	-4.74

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