Rabbit Benton
Encyclopedia
Stanley W. "Rabbit" Benton (September 29, 1901 – June 7, 1984) was a Major League Baseball
second baseman
who played in with the Philadelphia Phillies
. He batted and threw right-handed. Benton had four hits in 19 at-bats in six career games. He was born in Cannel City, Kentucky
, and died in Mesquite, Texas
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
who played in with the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
. He batted and threw right-handed. Benton had four hits in 19 at-bats in six career games. He was born in Cannel City, Kentucky
Cannel City, Kentucky
Cannel City is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 191 south of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County...
, and died in Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite is a city located within the Dallas/Ft.Worth area of Texas. As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 139,824.-History:The city was founded May 22, 1873, by a Texas & Pacific Railway engineer who purchased land along the Texas & Pacific line outside of Dallas...
.