Steve Benson
Steven Laurence Benson
Born: March 10, 1957
Deceased: February 26, 2024
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, C, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 156
Draft: Round 16 (1975 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Culver City HS (CA)
Career: 1976-1983
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Steve Benson compiled a career batting average of .259 with 53 home runs and 381 RBI in his 904-game career with the Wisconsin Rapids Twins, Visalia Oaks, Charlotte O's, Orlando Twins, Columbus Astros, Tucson Toros, Reno Padres and Beaumont Golden Gators. He began playing during the 1976 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
 Wisconsin Rapids Twins |
 Visalia Oaks |
 Charlotte O's |
 Orlando Twins |
 Orlando Twins |
 Columbus Astros |
 Tucson Toros |
 Reno Padres |
 Beaumont Golden Gators |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | A | MIDW | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | 124 | 577 | 498 | 89 | 135 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 65 | 23 | 10 | 64 | 88 | .271 | .356 | .384 | .739 | 191 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 1977 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 132 | 598 | 499 | 99 | 132 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 82 | 35 | 8 | 88 | 79 | .265 | .375 | .423 | .798 | 211 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 131 | 482 | 430 | 44 | 97 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 60 | .226 | .293 | .314 | .607 | 135 | 5 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 1979 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 121 | 514 | 448 | 67 | 108 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 53 | 54 | .241 | .321 | .326 | .647 | 146 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 63 | 236 | 208 | 30 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 29 | .207 | .278 | .255 | .533 | 53 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 22 | 93 | 75 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | .253 | .370 | .320 | .690 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 107 | 406 | 350 | 56 | 101 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 25 | 9 | 48 | 34 | .289 | .371 | .457 | .828 | 160 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 53 | 158 | 138 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | .275 | .333 | .341 | .674 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 67 | 297 | 245 | 37 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 37 | .282 | .387 | .400 | .787 | 98 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1983 | AA | TL | Beaumont Golden Gators | 22 | 86 | 71 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | .296 | .405 | .479 | .884 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | A | CALL | Reno Padres | 20 | 83 | 74 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .338 | .395 | .432 | .827 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 42 | 154 | 134 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | .239 | .298 | .336 | .634 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Totals | 904 | 3684 | 3170 | 496 | 820 | 151 | 23 | 53 | 381 | 158 | 59 | 408 | 442 | .259 | .344 | .371 | .715 | 1176 | 0 | 22 | 51 | 33 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | A | MIDW | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | SS | 124 | 207 | 336 | 50 | 50 | .916 | 4.379 |
| 1977 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 2B | 99 | 241 | 300 | 16 | 61 | .971 | 5.465 |
| 1977 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | SS | 25 | 43 | 79 | 15 | 16 | .891 | 4.880 |
| 1977 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 2B | 90 | 185 | 236 | 5 | 53 | .988 | 4.678 |
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 3B | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 1.600 |
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | SS | 42 | 63 | 113 | 16 | 27 | .917 | 4.190 |
| 1979 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 2B | 91 | 193 | 308 | 10 | 75 | .980 | 5.505 |
| 1979 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 3B | 8 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .923 | 3.000 |
| 1979 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | SS | 21 | 35 | 77 | 12 | 19 | .903 | 5.333 |
| 1980 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 2B | 7 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | .941 | 4.571 |
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 2B | 62 | 111 | 174 | 7 | 31 | .976 | 4.597 |
| 1980 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 3B | 14 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | .842 | 2.286 |
| 1980 | A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | SS | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .818 | 9.000 |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | OF | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.600 |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 3B | 40 | 27 | 64 | 9 | 9 | .910 | 2.275 |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | SS | 36 | 46 | 96 | 5 | 15 | .966 | 3.944 |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 2B | 17 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 5 | .970 | 3.824 |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 3B | 7 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 2.429 |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 2B | 55 | 146 | 145 | 12 | 42 | .960 | 5.291 |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | SS | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.750 |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | SS | 35 | 45 | 98 | 8 | 16 | .947 | 4.086 |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 3B | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 1.667 |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 2B | 9 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 4 | .898 | 4.889 |
| 1983 | A | CALL | Reno Padres | 2B | 8 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .886 | 4.875 |
| 1983 | A | CALL | Reno Padres | 3B | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 2.286 |
| 1983 | AA | TL | Beaumont Golden Gators | 2B | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .955 | 3.500 |
| 1983 | AA | TL | Beaumont Golden Gators | SS | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .895 | 3.400 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1983 | A | CALL | Reno Padres | SS | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .882 | 3.750 |
| 1983 | AA | TL | Beaumont Golden Gators | 3B | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 3B | 11 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 5 | .806 | 2.636 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | SS | 10 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | .862 | 2.500 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 863 | 1520 | 2285 | 213 | 455 | .947 | 4.409 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | A | Midwest League | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | MIN | ||
| 1977 | A | California League | Visalia Oaks | MIN | ||
| 1978 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte O's | BAL | ||
| 1979 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Twins | MIN | ||
| 1980 | A | California League | Visalia Oaks | MIN | ||
| 1980 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Twins | MIN | ||
| 1981 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1982 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1982 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1983 | A | California League | Reno Padres | SDN | ||
| 1983 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Golden Gators | SDN | ||
| 1983 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU |
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