Mike Benjamin (baseball)

For the politician, see Michael Benjamin.

Mike Benjamin
Shortstop/Third baseman
Born: November 22, 1965 (1965-11-22) (age 45) Euclid, Ohio
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 1989 for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2002 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Fielding percentage	.983
Putouts	934
Assists	1,649
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1989–1995) Philadelphia Phillies (1996) Boston Red Sox (1997–1998) Pittsburgh Pirates (1999–2000, 2002)

Michael Paul Benjamin (born November 22, 1965 in Euclid, Ohio) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball who played primarily as a shortstop from 1989-2000 and in 2002. He played mostly for the San Francisco Giants as a utility infielder. He played college baseball at Arizona State.

On June 14, 1995, he tied a Giants single-game record with 6 hits. This was part of a stretch in which he tied the major league record for most hits in two consecutive games with ten, set a major league record for most hits in three consecutive games with fourteen, and tied another record for most hits in four consecutive games with fifteen.

Mike coached his son's Little League team from Arizona to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA, in 2003. He now is an assistant coach at Arizona State where his son, Michael, also plays.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Baseball Almanac
• San Francisco Giants Single-Game Records
• San Francisco Chronicle article
• Smart Baseball

Persondata
Name	Benjamin, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	November 22, 1965
Place of birth	Euclid, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death