Gender: Male
Popularity Rank: #3,797,769
Jerry Charles Benjamin was an American Negro league baseball center fielder who played from 1931 to 1948. He played for the Knoxville Giants, Memphis Red Sox, Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars, Birmingham Black Barons, Homestead Grays, Newark Eagles, and New York Cubans. Benjamin was part of the famous Grays that won nine pennants in eleven years, for which Benjamin was part of eight Negro National League pennant teams along with two Negro World Series championships in four Series appearances. In those contests, he batted .220 with five total runs batted in (RBI) while stealing five bases in eighteen hits. A three-time East-West All-Star, he had a .372 batting average in 1943. He led the league in a variety of categories over his sixteen season career. He led the league in triples twice. In 1937, he led the league in walks (thirty), stolen bases (thirteen), games (52). He led the league in stolen bases (thirteen) in 1930. He led the league in at-bats four times. In center field, he led the league six times in games played, twice in putouts, three times in assists, and two times each in errors committed and double plays.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on April 24, 2024
On the name Jerry Benjamin, Jerry means Mighty Spearman, Spear Ruler, Sacred Name, Variant of the Saint's Name Jerome, Form of Gerald, Spear Warrior, The Lord Exalts, Brave with the Spear. Benjamin means Born of the Right Hand, Son of the One who Loves Horses.
The name Jerry Benjamin is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Jerry Benjamin is predominantly used in countries such as Malaysia and Bolivia.
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Jerry Charles Benjamin was an American Negro league baseball center fielder who played from 1931 to 1948. He played for the Knoxville Giants, Memphis Red Sox, Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars, Birmingham Black Barons, Homestead Grays, Newark Eagles, and New York Cubans. Benjamin was part of the famous Grays that won nine pennants in eleven years, for which Benjamin was part of eight Negro National League pennant teams along with two Negro World Series championships in four Series appearances. In those contests, he batted .220 with five total runs batted in (RBI) while stealing five bases in eighteen hits. A three-time East-West All-Star, he had a .372 batting average in 1943. He led the league in a variety of categories over his sixteen season career. He led the league in triples twice. In 1937, he led the league in walks (thirty), stolen bases (thirteen), games (52). He led the league in stolen bases (thirteen) in 1930. He led the league in at-bats four times. In center field, he led the league six times in games played, twice in putouts, three times in assists, and two times each in errors committed and double plays.
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