Vern Benson
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Benson in 1971
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| Third Baseman / Outfielder | |||
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Born: September 19, 1924 Granite Quarry, North Carolina |
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Died: January 20, 2014 (aged 89) Salisbury, North Carolina |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 31, 1943, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 30, 1953, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .202 | ||
| Hits | 21 | ||
| At bats | 104 | ||
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As manager
As coach
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As player
As manager
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Vernon Adair Benson (September 19, 1924 – January 20, 2014) was an infielder/outfielder, coach, scout and interim manager in American Major League Baseball. During his playing career, he stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall, weighed 180 pounds (82 kg), batted left-handed, and threw right-handed.
Born in Granite Quarry, North Carolina, Benson attended Catawba College in nearby Salisbury. He debuted in the Majors with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943 and had a second trial with the Mackmen in 1946, but most of his career would be spent in the organization of the St. Louis Cardinals. While he appeared in only 46 games for St. Louis between 1951–53, he was a fixture with the Cards' Rochester Red Wings and Columbus Red Birds Triple-A farm clubs as a player. Overall, Benson batted .202 in 104 MLB at bats over five seasons, with three home runs and 12 runs batted in. In his finest minor league season, 1951 at Columbus, he batted .308 with 18 home runs and 89 RBI.
He became a manager in the Redbird system in 1956 with the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the Class C Northern League. On July 6, 1961, he was promoted from manager of the Triple-A Portland Beavers to the Cardinals to serve as a Major League coach under new skipper Johnny Keane.
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