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

5.6

2186

637

.291

331

RBI

324

OBP

.348

SLG

.385

OPS

.733

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	-9.3	PBG	NN2	Maj	PBG	5	20	19	0	6	1	0	0	3	0		1		.316	.350	.368	.718	7		0	0

1936	22	-5.3	Bacharach	BLK	Non		5	20	19	0	5	0	0	0	1	0		1		.263	.300	.263	.563	5		0	0
1937	23	-6.1	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	32	127	110	17	32	5	0	0	15	2		16		.291	.381	.336	.717	37		0	1
1938	24		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	PC-PS	52	228	205	32	47	3	4	2	26	1		17		.229	.292	.312	.604	64		1	5
1938	24	-5.2	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	25	115	107	17	23	3	2	1	12	1		4		.215	.250	.308	.558	33		1	3
1938	24	-5.2	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	27	113	98	15	24	0	2	1	14	0		13		.245	.333	.316	.650	31		0	2
1939	25	-4.7	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	50	194	180	29	51	8	2	6	30	1		14		.283	.335	.450	.785	81
1940	26	-2.9	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	61	242	212	45	66	7	4	5	30	5		28		.311	.394	.453	.847	96	0	1	1		0
1941	27	-2.4	Union Laguna	MEX	Ind		34	158	153	25	52	6	8	0	26	0		5	8	.340	.361	.484	.845	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	0	3		0
1942	28	-2.3	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	45	177	168	22	37	6	1	1	25	0		9		.220	.260	.286	.546	48			0
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	205	190	28	64	8	5	0	37	1		12		.337	.376	.432	.808	82		0	3	0
1944	30	-1.0	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	53	247	228	40	72	9	3	2	32	3		13		.316	.353	.408	.761	93	1	0	6
1945	31	-0.8	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	47	215	198	30	67	10	3	1	33	0		13		.338	.379	.434	.813	86		0	4		0
1946	32	1.9	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	61	269	243	40	78	12	4	0	39	2		23		.321	.380	.403	.783	98		0	3		0
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	5.2	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	43	173	159	12	39	3	0	1	17	1		11		.245	.294	.283	.577	45		0	3
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		568	2404	2186	331	637	88	30	19	324	19		187		.291	.348	.385	.733	842		2	29	0	0
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	.845	74
All Levels (14 Seasons)							610	2595	2371	357	699	94	38	19	354	20		193	8	.295	.348	.391	.739	926		2	29	0	0