Gene Benson

Eugene Henry Fowlkes Benson

Born Eugene Henry Fowlkes
Born: October 2, 1913 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died: April 6, 1999 in Philadelphia, PA
(85 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: L

Ht: 5'9"

Wt: 180

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• High School: West Philadelphia HS (Philadelphia, PA)

All Teammate Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Roy Parnell	7	1937	1943	4.4
Alejandro Crespo	2	1940	1941	4.1
Joe Craig	2	1945	1946	0.6
Henry Kimbro	2	1943	1946	0.3
Johnny Davis	2	1945	1946	0.2

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Gene Benson	14	1934	1948	4.7
Sam Bankhead	3	1938	1946	1.2
Mel Almada	1	1941	1941	0.7
Sam Jethroe	1	1946	1946	0.4
Harry Simpson	3	1946	1948	0.3

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Goose Curry	6	1942	1947	5.2
Ed Stone	6	1934	1946	2.4
Darius Bea	1	1940	1940	1.3
Archie Brathwaite	2	1947	1948	0.9
Zollie Wright	1	1941	1941	0.1

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Frank Austin	5	1944	1948	11.5
Bus Clarkson	4	1938	1946	3.4
Chester Williams	3	1938	1941	2.4
Larnie Jordan	3	1936	1941	0.6
Javier Pérez	1	1934	1934	0.6

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Marvin Williams	3	1943	1945	3.1
Pat Patterson	4	1938	1942	2.4
Sammy Hughes	1	1941	1941	2.3
Harry Williams	1	1938	1938	1.8
Leon Day	2	1943	1946	1.2

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Murray Watkins	5	1941	1948	2.5
Henry Spearman	4	1942	1945	2.0
Jud Wilson	3	1937	1939	1.8
Woody Arkeketa	1	1941	1941	1.6
Howard Easterling	3	1940	1946	0.6

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jim West	7	1939	1945	4.4
Slim Jones	2	1937	1938	0.5
Buck O'Neil	1	1946	1946	0.3
Zack Clayton	2	1934	1936	0.3
George Crowe	1	1948	1948	0.3

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bill Cash	6	1943	1948	4.0
Bill Cooper	5	1939	1943	0.8
Quincy Trouppe	1	1946	1946	0.4
Josh Gibson	2	1943	1946	0.3
Charlie Parks	1	1943	1943	0.1

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Henry McHenry	8	1938	1948	15.4
Barney Brown	7	1942	1948	11.6
Bill Ricks	5	1944	1948	8.8
Henry Miller	10	1938	1948	6.2
Roy Partlow	4	1945	1948	5.8
Martín Dihigo	2	1941	1945	5.4
Barney Morris	1	1938	1938	2.2
Johnny Taylor	1	1938	1938	2.1
Ches Buchanan	6	1936	1944	2.0
Sam Thompson	4	1937	1940	1.8
Hubert Glenn	2	1944	1945	1.7
Hilton Smith	2	1941	1946	1.6
Chet Brewer	1	1941	1941	1.6
Terris McDuffie	1	1942	1942	1.5
Manuel Fortés	1	1941	1941	1.3
Cliff Carter	1	1934	1934	1.0
Jim Missouri	4	1937	1940	0.9
Bill Harvey	1	1938	1938	0.9
Darltie Cooper	1	1934	1934	0.8
Rocky Ellis	4	1937	1940	0.7

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Francisco Alcaraz	1	1941	1941	1.0
Guadalupe Ríos	1	1941	1941	0.8
Bill Byrd	4	1943	1946	0.8
Jim LaMarque	1	1946	1946	0.4
Jonas Gaines	1	1946	1946	0.3
Neck Stanley	1	1946	1946	0.3
Rufus Lewis	1	1946	1946	0.2
Jack Bruton	1	1938	1938	0.2
DeShield	1	1948	1948	0.2
Henry Richardson	1	1938	1938	0.2
Basilio Rosell	1	1941	1941	0.1
Raymond Smith	1	1945	1945	0.1
Monchile Concepción	1	1934	1934	0.1
Ule Mahoney	1	1944	1944	0.1
Oscar Tavizón	1	1941	1941	0.1
Robert Moore	1	1946	1946	0.1
Gentry Jessup	1	1946	1946	0.1
Tony Walker	1	1945	1945	0.0
Ray Robinson	1	1947	1947	0.0
Willie Bunn	1	1943	1943	0.0

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