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Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 447 of 1233 players

Alfred Lee Benton
Born: August 24, 1957 at Tampa, Fla.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.01 Weight: 195

Butch Benton was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on August 24, 2008, September 12, 2009, and June 20, 2022.

First Mets game: September 14, 1978
Last Mets game: October 4, 1980

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
15	September 14, 1978	October 1, 1978
19	June 5, 1980	October 5, 1980

15,+19

Butch Benton also played for the following teams:

Chicago Cubs 1982; Cleveland Indians 1985

Selected by New York Mets organization in first round (sixth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1975.

Sold by the New York Mets to the Chicago Cubs on April 6, 1981.

Minor League Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1975 Marion (Rookie) 45 145 25 36 11 1 2 18 18 -- 38 4 1 0 0 0 55 .248 .379 .347

1976 Wausau (A) 120 431 43 105 14 1 8 63 48 -- 78 8 6 5 0 7 145 .244 .336 .326

1977 Lynchburg (A) 59 233 40 80 18 4 3 46 19 -- 27 6 4 3 0 3 115 .343 .494 .402

1977 Jackson (AA) 60 181 18 52 13 0 3 18 17 -- 21 8 1 1 0 1 74 .287 .409 .372

1977 Tidewater (AAA) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

1978 Jackson (AA) 106 360 49 99 31 2 6 44 44 -- 61 2 14 6 2 6 152 .275 .422 .352

1979 Tidewater (AAA) 94 313 39 62 9 1 3 25 18 -- 54 5 13 1 3 1 82 .198 .262 .252

1980 Tidewater (AAA) 67 240 36 63 15 2 5 34 6 -- 36 5 3 6 8 3 97 .263 .404 .291

Butch Benton played for the following teams in the Mets organization:

Marion Mets 1975; Wausau Mets 1976; Tidewater Tides 1977; Jackson Mets 1977, 1978; Lynchburg Mets 1977; Tidewater Tides 1979, 1980

Games played by position
1975: Marion (Rookie): Catcher 40
1976: Wausau (A): Catcher 89, First Base 3
1977: Jackson (AA): Catcher 47; Lynchburg (A): Catcher 48
1978: Jackson (AA): Catcher 97
1979: Tidewater (AAA): Catcher 82
1980: Tidewater (AAA): Catcher 39, Outfield 8, First Base 5

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