Butch Huskey Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Butch Huskey Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Robert Leon Huskey is a retired professional baseball player who was born on November 10, 1971 in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He was picked by the New York Mets in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. He was a seventh round pick and played as a third baseman for the team. For his first rookie year, he recorded .263 batting average and scored 34 runs batted in. After spending his first rookie season in the major league, he went to play in the South Atlantic League in the next season and appeared for the Capital City Bombers. Huskey likewise appeared in the Eastern League where he played for the Binghamton Mets and recorded .251 batting average and scored 28 homers. He had his Major League Baseball debut on September 3, 1993 for the New York Mets.

 

In 1994, he played for the Norfolk Tides of the International League and in 1995 he bagged his fourth Doubleday Award. According to many reviews, his best season came in 1997 when he played as a right fielder and recorded .287 batting average with 24 home runs. Aside from the New York Mets, he also signed with the Seattle Mariners in 1999 and with the Boston Red Sox in the same year. In 2000, he became part of both the Minnesota Twins and the Colorado Rockies.

 

Huskey played his final game in the Major Baseball League on October 1, 2000 for the Colorado Rockies. He recorded a career average of 86 home runs, 336 runs batted in and .267 batting average.

 

Butch Huskey memorabilia and other MLB players’ items can be found here, a site which holds collectible items like MLB trading cards and tickets, MLB apparel, MLB jerseys and more.

 

About Butch Huskey:

Butch Huskey (full name: Robert Leon Huskey; no nicknames) played rightfielder, first baseman and third baseman from 1993 until 2000 for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins and Colorado Rockies. He played for the Mets from 1993 - 1998, Mariners in 1999, Red Sox in 1999, Twins in 2000 and Rockies in 2000. Over 7 seasons, he played 642 games, hit 86 home runs, drove in 259 runs, and stole 21 bases. Born on November 10, 1971 in Anadarko, OK, Huskey stands 6' 3" and weighs 244 lb. He attended Lawton (Lawton, OK) high school and was drafted by the New York Mets in the 7th round of the 1989 amateur draft. His debut was on September 8, 1993 and he played his final game on October 1, 2000. Over his career, Huskey made $2,846,000. Common misspellings of his name include Robert Butch Leon Huskey husky.