I have 27 cards of Mike Benjamin. This one is from 2001 Topps.
Playing career: Mike Benjamin played thirteen seasons in the
major leagues as a good-field, no-hit middle infielder (.229 lifetime hitter).
Ironically, he is best remembered for getting fourteen hits in three
consecutive games, a major league record. From June 11-14, 1995, he got 14 hits
in 18 at bats, a .778 batting average. In his other 168 at bats that season, he
only got 27 hits – a .160 batting average.
My memories: I remember him getting a lot of attention for
that hitting streak, and was surprised to look over his stats and realize what
a mediocre hitter he actually was.
Where he is now: Assistant Coach at Arizona State.
Interesting facts: His son, Mike Jr., was drafted by the
Rockies in 2013. At Class-A Tri-City he hit .233 with 0 HR and 30 RBI.
Google Autocomplete results: He is first when you type Mike
Benj, ahead of Mike Benjamin MIT, an ocean engineering research scientist. The
first entry when you google Mike Benjamin is not the ballplayer but a wedding
musician in Martha’s Vineyard.
Coming up next: The next profile will be Bob Bennett.
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