Benny Distefano

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: January 23, 1962 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Alvin Community College (Alvin, TX), the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Alvin Community College (Alvin, TX) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1982 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Alvin Community College (Alvin, TX).

High School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)

School: Alvin Community College (Alvin, TX)

Debut: May 18, 1984 (Age 22-116d, 14,898th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 5, 1992 (Age 30-195d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Full Name: Benito James Distefano

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

360

.228

RBI

OBP

.296

SLG

.350

OPS

.646

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-8 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 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 33 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	29 (18-6-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
J Lind	2
A Van Slyke	1
G Wilson	1
M LaValliere	1
Self	1
J Cangelosi	0

Most Driven In By
M LaValliere	2
R RodrÃguez	1
J Lind	1
Self	1
D LaPoint	0

1988 Batting Game Log

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1988 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SF	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	77	137 (136)	Sep 7	PIT		MON	W,5-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.97	-0.042	.18	-0.01%	-0.83	PH
2	78	138	Sep 8	PIT		MON	L,4-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.019	.23	0.00%	-0.09	PH
3	79	140 (1)	Sep 10	PIT		PHI	W,5-1	8-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	.36	0.000	.03	0.00%	0.16	PH
4	80	141	Sep 11	PIT		PHI	L,4-7	5-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.41	0.019	.03	0.00%	0.24	PH
5	81	142	Sep 12	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.429	.500	.857	1.357	6	1.30	0.112	.05	0.00%	0.93	1B
6	82	145 (2)	Sep 15	PIT	@	MON	L,4-9	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.857	1.413	9	.25	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.20	PH
7	83	147 (1)	Sep 17	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.750	1.250	7	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
8	84	148	Sep 18	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.667	1.121	9	2.95	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
9	85	150 (1)	Sep 20	PIT	@	STL	W,5-1	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.700	1.200	8	2.54	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.60	PH
10	86	151	Sep 21	PIT	@	STL	W,5-0	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.538	1.000	1.538	8	.31	0.023	.00	0.00%	1.67	PH
11	87	153 (1)	Sep 24	PIT		CHC	L,1-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.417	.500	.917	1.417	9	1.10	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
12	88	154	Sep 25	PIT		CHC	W,7-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	.357	.444	.786	1.230	5	.98	0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.08	1B
13	89	155	Sep 26	PIT		STL	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278	.364	.611	.975	5	.71	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-1.01	RF
14	90	156	Sep 27	PIT		STL	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.360	.619	.979	5	1.07	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.57	1B
15	91	158 (1)	Sep 30	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-9	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.357	.583	.940	5	2.57	0.101	.00	0.00%	0.84	1B RF
16	92	159	Oct 1	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-9	GS-9	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.394	.621	1.015	5	1.25	0.225	.00	0.00%	1.22	1B
							8-8		33	29	6	10	3	1	1	6	3	1	4	1	1	.345	.394	.621	1.015		1.18	0.461	.02	0.00%	3.69

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