Gene Benson
1934–1948 · bats L / throws L · ASE, ASP, NNS, Philadelphia Stars, PH6, PHB, Pittsburgh Crawfords, SAS
584G
.293AVG
.353OBP
.383SLG
More career statistics
651H
17HR
325RBI
21SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 584 | 534 |
| Batting · At bats | 2,222 | 2,021 |
| Batting · Doubles | 88 | 73 |
| Batting · Hits | 651 | 587 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 4 | 2 |
| Batting · Home runs | 17 | 19 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,455 | 2,177 |
| Batting · Runs | 333 | 305 |
| Batting · RBI | 325 | 196 |
| Batting · Triples | 31 | 24 |
| Batting · Walks | 203 | 128 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 584 | 2,455 | 2,222 | 333 | 651 | 88 | 31 | 17 | 325 | 203 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 852 | .293 | .353 | .383 | .736 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1947-05-30 to 1947-07-02
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1945-06-09 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1937-06-26 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1943-06-06 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 314 | 1289 | 374 | 13 | 118 | 68 | 5 | .311 | .343 | .411 |
| Away | 220 | 888 | 213 | 6 | 78 | 60 | 1 | .260 | .307 | .331 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 117 | 462 | 120 | 7 | 56 | 21 | 2 | .276 | .305 | .379 |
| June | 150 | 627 | 168 | 3 | 39 | 44 | 1 | .293 | .338 | .373 |
| July | 142 | 584 | 163 | 5 | 46 | 34 | 0 | .300 | .337 | .393 |
| August | 95 | 377 | 107 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 3 | .307 | .347 | .391 |
| September | 30 | 127 | 29 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .242 | .268 | .300 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| newark-eagles | 121 | 457 | 118 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 1 | .279 | .313 | .352 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 108 | 446 | 110 | 2 | 34 | 28 | 1 | .266 | .309 | .349 |
| homestead-grays | 102 | 418 | 119 | 2 | 38 | 31 | 2 | .310 | .359 | .401 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 81 | 349 | 104 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 0 | .317 | .341 | .439 |
| new-york-cubans | 63 | 264 | 72 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 1 | .291 | .318 | .356 |
| pittsburgh-crawfords | 18 | 71 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .268 | .400 |
| WEG | 14 | 54 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .370 | .412 |
| philadelphia-stars | 12 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .292 | .333 | .396 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PH6 | 5 | 18 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1936 | PH6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1937 |  Philadelphia Stars | 40 | 143 | 45 | 3 | 18 | 2 | .315 | – | – |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Stars, Pittsburgh Crawfords | 52 | 215 | 47 | 3 | 17 | 2 | .219 | – | – |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Stars | 48 | 167 | 49 | 5 | 15 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Stars | 52 | 181 | 46 | 3 | 18 | 4 | .254 | – | – |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Stars | 24 | 93 | 24 | – | 5 | 2 | .258 | – | – |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Stars | 41 | 138 | 39 | – | 11 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Stars | 40 | 162 | 49 | – | 16 | 1 | .302 | – | – |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Stars | 46 | 186 | 62 | 1 | 17 | 2 | .333 | – | – |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Stars | 36 | 140 | 52 | 1 | 21 | – | .371 | – | – |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Stars | 57 | 228 | 74 | 1 | 26 | 1 | .325 | – | – |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Stars | 45 | 173 | 48 | 1 | 16 | 3 | .277 | – | – |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Stars | 46 | 169 | 44 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .260 | – | – |