benjamin december right fielder major_league_baseball seasons philadelphia_phillies national_league cleveland_indians american_league benjamin batted threw right handed born massachusetts graduating high school attended known played baseball basketball football addition major league playing career played minor league baseball seasons began age georgia finished player manager time played minor league games batted hit home runs early 1940s assistant football coach later minor league career began coaching high school football time home town time playing managing career ended starting head baseball coach assistant football coach massachusetts took head football coaching duties held positions addition physical education teacher local middle school time basketball referee hired talent scout job held nearly years evaluation led acquire boston_red_sox early life born massachusetts benjamin graduated later attended later renamed athletic scholarship played football basketball baseball claimed competed track star olympic gold medalist end college football team presented game ball teammates victory career minor leagues benjamin signed professional baseball contract class minor league baseball georgia played team seasons baseman batted hit home run games played season batted hit doubles triples home runs season joined class southern association outfielder batted hit doubles triples home runs games played conclusion minor league season late season acquisition philadelphia_phillies major leagues benjamin major_league_baseball debut september phillies appeared games fielding variety positions including outfield positions base bats season collected seven hits batting average season optioned phillies baltimore_orioles minor league outfielder season played games batted hit doubles seven triples home runs conclusion season late season phillies played games hits bats batting average productive major league season came played season phillies posted career highs home runs rbis runs scored hits doubles triples stolen bases games played game new_york_giants june benjamin singled bring home game winning run 12th inning july produced game winning single time tenth inning defeating began season phillies batted games sold august class affiliate boston_red_sox return minors benjamin finished season baseman appeared games hit home runs batting average season need manager gave benjamin mid march signed continued play moving outfield games played hit hit home run returned baltimore_orioles international_league season switched major league affiliation cleveland_indians enjoyed resurgence offensive statistics season batting average rose hit doubles triples home runs games played indians called benjamin season regular roster appeared games batting march released cleveland_indians appear major league game season major league career benjamin hit home runs rbis games played managed cement class north atlantic league played different positions season including games pitcher batted hit home runs season cement benjamin played different teams beginning season affiliate later joined affiliate teams late season promoted class aaa team played managed class california league affiliate games played season batted hit doubles triples home runs season completed retired player post playing career high school athletics baseball playing career ended moved massachusetts assistant football coach working physical education teacher nearby middle school benjamin head football coach head baseball coach coached baseball team championships duties high school college basketball games new_england working assistant football coach assistant football coach early 1940s scouting career benjamin began career talent scout houston stayed capacity retiring time franchise scouted amateur players new_england region american_league east teams minor league later team scouting supervisor northeast scouted major league teams spring training florida spent summer evenings evaluating nation best college players suffering arm problems scouts decided future baseball career hit benjamin suggested use capacity wait arm drafted decided sign instead attended baseball scholarship season approached boston_red_sox needed pitching interested benjamin recommended ask minor return hesitant initially low home run totals benjamin convinced explaining numbers large played personal life benjamin married wife barbara maiden hall death years later attending met school rules forbade female students getting married faced expulsion town records didn publish marriages january year couple got married new year day home massachusetts prevented school learning marriage graduated son richard daughters nancy grandchildren great grandchildren benjamin died age heart failure daughter home december massachusetts interred massachusetts benjamin member hall fame received special recognition award president baseball operations said benjamin stan positive evaluation definitely catalyst taking vital organization ability convey opinion precise manner knew stood longtime employee important longtime friend smith called keen judge talent
Stan Benjamin