Player
Gene Benson
Player Info
- Full Name
- Eugene Henry Fowlkes
- Born
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October 2, 1913
Pittsburgh, PA, USA - Died
- April 6, 1999
- Size
- 5'9" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
Teams
- Philadelphia Bacharach Giants 1934-1934
- Philadelphia Stars 1937-1948
- Pittsburgh Crawfords 1938-1938
Honors
4 x All-Star
Career Batting
569
G
.291
AVG
636
H
17
HR
319
RBI
.732
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Philadelphia Stars | 43 | 160 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .244 |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Stars | 48 | 179 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 27 | .291 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Stars | 61 | 244 | 78 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 40 | .320 |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Stars | 47 | 198 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | .338 |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Stars | 52 | 225 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 39 | .311 |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Stars | 46 | 190 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 27 | .337 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Stars | 50 | 178 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .242 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Stars | 25 | 95 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .274 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Stars | 61 | 212 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 45 | .311 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Stars | 47 | 169 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | .272 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 25 | 106 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .217 |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Stars | 27 | 99 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .242 |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Stars | 32 | 110 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .291 |
| 1934 | Philadelphia Bacharach Giants | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 |