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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	10-21 / in Starts: 9-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	53 (23-21-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
G Vukovich	2
J Carter	2
P Tabler	1
B Jacoby	1
C Castillo	1
T Bernazard	0

Most Driven In By
T Bernazard	1
B Butler	1
B Jacoby	1
J LeMaster	1
P Tabler	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	21	1	Apr 8	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.13	-0.053	3.16	-0.05%	-0.16	PH
2	22	2	Apr 10	CLE	@	DET	L,1-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						C
3	23	4 (1)	Apr 13	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	1.65	-0.042	1.68	-0.03%	-0.44	PH
4	24	5	Apr 14	CLE		NYY	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.19	-0.090	1.01	-0.05%	-0.98	C
5	25	7 (1)	Apr 17	CLE		BAL	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PR C
6	26	8	Apr 18	CLE		BAL	W,11-5	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.80	0.005	.63	0.00%	0.12	PH
7	27	9	Apr 19	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	8	.61	-0.020	.50	-0.01%	-0.22	C
8	28	10	Apr 20	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.75	0.038	.75	0.02%	0.38	PH
9	29	13 (2)	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	5	2.70	-0.078	3.30	-0.06%	-0.45	PH
10	30	14	Apr 24	CLE		DET	W,7-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.267	.231	.497	8	.90	-0.037	1.01	-0.03%	-0.49	C
11	31	17 (2)	Apr 27	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.316	.353	.669	8	1.12	0.176	1.09	0.10%	1.90	C
12	32	19 (1)	Apr 29	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.273	.300	.573	8	.97	-0.080	.76	-0.04%	-0.70	C
May		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
13	33	23 (3)	May 4	CLE		TEX	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.320	.348	.668	8	1.08	0.108	.86	0.05%	1.07	C
14	34	25 (1)	May 7	CLE		CHW	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.320	.348	.668	8						C
15	35	26	May 8	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.286	.308	.593	8	1.37	-0.103	.80	-0.04%	-0.90	C
16	36	27	May 10	CLE	@	TEX	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.258	.276	.534	8	.85	-0.066	.47	-0.02%	-0.65	C
17	37	28	May 11	CLE	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.313	.598	8	1.30	0.048	.57	0.01%	0.80	C
18	38	29	May 12	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.282	.306	.588	8	1.85	-0.134	.89	-0.04%	-0.70	C
19	39	30	May 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.262	.282	.544	8	.41	-0.034	.24	-0.01%	-0.60	C
20	40	31	May 14	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.267	.310	.576	8	2.30	-0.091	1.29	-0.03%	-0.51	C
21	41	33 (1)	May 16	CLE		KCR	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.250	.289	.539	8	1.39	-0.159	.54	-0.04%	-1.61	C
22	42	35 (1)	May 18	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.250	.271	.521	8	1.09	-0.112	.34	-0.02%	-0.49	C
23	43	39 (3)	May 23	CLE		TOR	L,5-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.204	.241	.265	.506	9	.80	0.003	.33	0.00%	-0.17	C
24	44	40	May 24	CLE		TOR	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.241	.265	.506	9						C
25	45	42 (1)	May 26	CLE		TOR	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.241	.283	.524	9	1.83	-0.104	.38	-0.01%	-0.29	C
26	46	43	May 27	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.242	.281	.523	9	.50	0.052	.07	0.00%	0.04	C
27	47	44	May 28	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.267	.497	9	1.33	-0.070	.20	-0.01%	-0.32	C
28	48	45	May 29	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.190	.221	.254	.475	9	1.15	-0.053	.13	0.00%	-0.54	C
Jun		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
29	49	48 (2)	Jun 2 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.246	.460	8	.85	-0.044	.06	0.00%	-0.50	C
30	50	53 (4)	Jun 7	CLE		SEA	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.211	.242	.454	9	.46	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.11	C
31	51	58 (4)	Jun 15	CLE		OAK	L,6-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.208	.239	.447	9	1.80	-0.046	.03	0.00%	-0.44	C
							10-21		73	67	5	12	4	0	0	7	3	2	9	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	.179	.208	.239	.447		1.21	-0.998	.68	-0.27%	-6.96

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