Ben Guintini

Benjamin John Guintini (January 13, 1919 – December 2, 1998) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He briefly played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1946) and Philadelphia Athletics (1950). He went hitless in seven total MLB at bats.[1]

Ben Guintini
Outfielder / Pinch hitter
Born: (1919-01-13)January 13, 1919
Los Banos, California
Died: December 2, 1998(1998-12-02) (aged 79)
Roseville, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1946, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
April 30, 1950, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

The native of Los Banos, California threw and batted right-handed; he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). A World War II veteran of the United States Army,[2] he played more than 1,000 games in the minor leagues during his ten-season career (1940–1941; 1944–1951), and was named to the 1949 Texas League all-star team,[3] a season during which Guintini reached a career high with 32 home runs.[4] All told, Guintini hit 99 homers as a minor leaguer and played for five Pacific Coast League teams.[4]

References
  1. "Ben Guintini Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. Baseball in Wartime web site
  3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007, p. 428
  4. Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference


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