Gene Benson

Positions: Centerfielder, Rightfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg)

Born: October 2, 1913 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: April 6, 1999 in Philadelphia, PA

High School: West Philadelphia HS (Philadelphia, PA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Eugene Henry Fowlkes Benson

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

2215

648

.293

332

RBI

323

OBP

.352

SLG

.383

OPS

.736

OPS+

100

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1934	20	-9.1	PBG	NN2	Maj	PBG	5	20	19	0	6	1	0	0	3	0		1		.316	.350	.368	.718	7		0	0

1936	22	-5.5	Bacharach	BLK	Non		5	20	19	0	5	0	0	0	1	0		1		.263	.300	.263	.563	5		0	0
1937	23	-6.0	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	38	153	134	23	44	9	0	0	19	3		17		.328	.408	.396	.803	53		1	1
1938	24		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	PC-PS	53	233	209	32	47	3	4	2	26	1		19		.225	.293	.306	.599	64		1	4
1938	24	-5.2	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	25	115	106	17	23	3	2	1	12	1		5		.217	.259	.311	.570	33		1	3
1938	24	-5.2	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	28	118	103	15	24	0	2	1	14	0		14		.233	.325	.301	.626	31		0	1
1939	25	-4.6	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	48	188	172	25	46	6	3	5	25	1		14		.267	.326	.424	.751	73		1
1940	26	-2.9	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	61	242	212	45	66	7	4	5	30	5		28		.311	.394	.453	.847	96		1	1
1941	27	-2.4	Union Laguna	MEX	Ind		34	158	153	25	52	6	8	0	26	0		5	8	.340	.361	.484	.844	74
1941	27	-2.2	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	25	106	95	9	26	6	0	0	6	1		8		.274	.330	.337	.667	32		0	3
1942	28	-2.4	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	50	197	178	23	43	5	1	1	26	0		18		.242	.311	.298	.609	53		0	1
1943	29	1.2	NNL All-Stars	BLK	Non		3	13	13	1	5	0	0	0	3	1		0		.385	.385	.385	.769	5		0	0	0
1943	29	-2.5	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	46	206	190	27	64	7	5	0	38	2		14		.337	.382	.426	.809	81		0	2
1944	30	-1.0	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	52	243	225	39	70	9	3	1	30	3		13		.311	.349	.391	.740	88		0	5
1945	31	-0.7	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	47	215	198	30	67	10	3	1	33	0		13		.338	.379	.434	.813	86		0	4
1946	32	1.9	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	61	269	244	40	78	12	4	0	39	2		23		.320	.378	.402	.780	98		0	2
1947	33	3.8	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	48	201	179	27	52	10	4	1	31	2		22		.291	.368	.408	.776	73		0	0
1948	34	5.3	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	43	173	160	12	39	3	0	1	17	1		11		.244	.292	.281	.574	45		0	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		577	2446	2215	332	648	88	31	17	323	21		201		.293	.352	.383	.736	849		4	25
Black Baseball (2 seasons)					Black Baseball		8	33	32	1	10	0	0	0	4	1		1		.313	.333	.313	.646	10		0	0	0
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		34	158	153	25	52	6	8	0	26	0		5	8	.340	.361	.484	.844	74
All Levels (14 Seasons)							619	2637	2400	358	710	94	39	17	353	22		207	8	.296	.353	.389	.741	933		4	25	0