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Originally Posted by irv
Interesting! Never knew that either.
Benton is known for being the only pitcher to face both Babe Ruth (in 1934) and Mickey Mantle (in 1952)[1] (Bobo Newsom was also active – but never actually faced Mantle). Benton is also the only player to have two sacrifice bunts in the same inning, against the Cleveland Indians on August 6, 1941.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Benton
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He also faced Gehrig and DiMaggio. The only pitcher to have faced all four of them...