Geraghty as manager of the Jacksonville Braves in 1953
Infielder
Born:(1912-07-19)July 19, 1912 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: June 18, 1963(1963-06-18) (aged 50) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1936, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 14, 1944, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average
.199
Home runs
0
Runs batted in
9
Teams
Brooklyn Dodgers (1936)
Boston Braves (1943–1944)
Benjamin Raymond Geraghty (July 19, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball and one of the most successful and respected minor league managers of the 1950s.
A Jersey City native, Geraghty went right from Villanova University to the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers, appearing in 51 games with the team in his rookie season. He appeared in 19 more games with the Boston Braves over the 1943 and 1944 seasons, compiling a batting average of .199 in 146 at bats with 29 hits in 71 career games. In 1946, he survived a horrific bus crash that killed nine of his Spokane Indians teammates.
As he wound up his playing career, Geraghty started managing. He was part of the Milwaukee Braves system for nine years from 1953 through 1961, during which time Hank Aaron played for him. Aaron considered Geraghty the best manager he ever had. In his 18-year managing career, Geraghty won 1,432 games and lost 1,154 (.554). He won five pennants in seven years (1953–59) while piloting Braves affiliates. In the ten seasons of 1953 through 1962, a Geraghty-managed team never finished lower than second place. He was managing the Jacksonville Suns in 1963 when he suffered a fatal heart attack on June 18, just shy of his 51st birthday.
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Level Team League Manager AAA Louisville Colonels American Association BenGeraghty AAA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Bob Elliott AA Atlanta Crackers...
Crackers Southern Association Whit Wyatt A Jacksonville Braves Sally League BenGeraghty A Lincoln Chiefs Western League Whitey Wietelmann and Glenn McQuillen...
Level Team League Manager AAA Louisville Colonels American Association BenGeraghty AAA Vancouver Mounties Pacific Coast League Billy Hitchcock AA Austin...
Level Team League Manager AAA Wichita Braves American Association BenGeraghty AAA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Sibby Sisti AA Atlanta Crackers...
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