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Old 03-18-2020, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by irv View Post
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
He also faced Gehrig and DiMaggio. The only pitcher to have faced all four of them...
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