Butch Huskey
| Butch Huskey | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: November 10, 1971 Anadarko, Oklahoma |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1993, for the New York Mets | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 2000, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .267 | ||
| Home runs | 86 | ||
| Runs batted in | 336 | ||
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Robert Leon "Butch" Huskey (born November 10, 1971), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1993 and 1995-2000.
Huskey was drafted by the New York Mets in the seventh round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft as a third baseman. That year he was awarded the Doubleday Award for the Rookie level Gulf Coast Mets in Sarasota, Florida. Huskey posted a batting average of .263, with six home runs, 34 runs batted in, and four stolen bases in 54 games.
Huskey won a second Doubleday Award following the 1991 season, this time playing for the Capital City Bombers of the South Atlantic League as he posted a batting average of .287, with 26 home runs, 99 runs batted in, and 22 stolen bases. He won the award along with José Martínez, a right-handed pitcher.
Huskey won the award again in 1993, for the Binghamton Mets of the Eastern League, posting a batting average of .251, with 25 home runs, 98 runs batted in, and 11 stolen bases. By this time, Huskey had been labeled a top prospect by the Mets. Because of this, in August, Huskey was recalled to debut against the Houston Astros, with Darryl Kile on the mound, on the day Kile threw a no-hitter. Huskey was again recalled on September 1, 1993, when rosters expanded. He finished the season in the majors, batting .146 with no home runs, three RBIs, and no stolen bases.
Huskey played the entire 1994 campaign with the Norfolk Tides of the International League. It was possible he would have been recalled again in September, but his hopes were dashed by the 1994 Major League Baseball strike.
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