Died: April 6, 1999(1999-04-06) (aged 85) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro leagues debut
1937, for the Philadelphia Stars
Last appearance
1948, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
Philadelphia Stars (1937)
Homestead Grays (1938)
Philadelphia Stars (1939–1948)
Almendares (Cuban League) (1947)
Career highlights and awards
3× Negro League All-Star (1940, 1945, 1946)
Eugene Benson (October 2, 1913 – April 6, 1999) was an American center fielder in baseball's Negro leagues. He played for the Philadelphia Stars in 1937, moved to the Homestead Grays in 1938, and returned to the Stars from 1939 to 1948. He stood 5-foot-8 and weighed 185 pounds at the peak of his career.
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Preston in Paw Paw, West Virginia. They were soon joined by Gene Dobkin, a classmate of Benson's at Antioch College, and Chris O'Connell. The group relocated...
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which was a travel day for the major league clubs. Former Stars player GeneBenson would later recall the team playing about twenty games per season at...
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Silver Streak (1976), Benson portrayed rancher Rita Babtree, who comes to Gene Wilder's rescue by ferrying him in her bi-plane. Benson portrayed Birdie Huff...
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Unlimited Orchestra, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, George Benson, the Jackson 5, Roberta Flack, Elton John ("Philadelphia Freedom"), Leo...
invalidated by the video game record keepers Twin Galaxies. Gene (voiced by Kurtwood Smith) is Benson's rival who appears to be a green vending machine. He is...
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league in innings three times, strikeouts twice and ERA once. April 6 – GeneBenson, 85, four-time Negro National League All-Star centerfielder who played...
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were joined later by bassist Gene Dobkin, and vocalist and guitarist Chris O'Connell. The band's current lineup includes Benson alongside vocalist and fiddler...
Blues (Concord Jazz, 1997) -with Gene Harris Bringin' It Home (Concord Jazz, 1998) -with Red Holloway, George Benson Brotherly Love (Concord Jazz, 2001)...
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