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Bruce Benedict (by Rusty S.)

In our continuing series on the 1982 Atlanta Braves, we look at catcher Bruce Benedict, who spent his entire 12-year major league career in Atlanta. Benedict had a career batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage of .242/.320/.299 in 3295 plate appearances.

Benedict hit only 18 career home runs in 2878 at-bats, but he was in fact a two-time All-Star, including a magical 1983 season in which Bruce hit .298 and everything that he touched seemed to find a hole. (He is tied with Leo Durocher for the 15th-worst career OPS among all players selected to the All-Star Game, and he and Bud Harrelson are the only two-time All-Stars with a career slugging percentage under .