Art Benedict
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Arthur Melville Benedict
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Debut May 14, 1883
- Final Game June 6, 1883
- Born March 31, 1862 in Cornwall, IL USA
- Died January 14, 1948 in Denver, CO USA
Biographical Information[edit]
"The Chicagos have been practicing . . . a locomotive engineer, Benedict by name, who runs on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Benedict has had some experience in facing swift pitching . . ." - Sporting Life, May 6, 1883
"The 'Phillies' went into the game without Ferguson, who has a nail torn from his finger, and Benedict, a young man whom the Chicago have been having in reserve, played the bag acceptably in his stead, besides doing heavy batting, clearing the bases in the fifth inning." - Sporting Life, May 20, 1883, about Art Benedict's major league debut, in Philadelphia's first win of the season
Art Benedict played three games for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1883.
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