Mike Benjamin (baseball)

For the politician, see Michael Benjamin Bonheur.

Mike Benjamin
Infielder
Born: (1965-11-22) November 22, 1965 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
MLB statistics
Batting average	.229
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	169
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) is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played primarily as a shortstop from 1989–2000 and in 2002. His longest stint was with the San Francisco Giants as a utility infielder. A 1983 graduate of Bellflower High School, he played college baseball at Arizona State University.

On June 14, 1995, he tied a Giants single-game record with six 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 14, and tied another record for most hits in four consecutive games with 15.

Mike coached his son's Little League team from Arizona to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 2003. From 2016-17, he served as the manager for the Kane County Cougars. He is currently the 2017 manager for the Missoula Osprey affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks, is a member of the Pioneer League, a short-season league which is designated Rookie Advanced

See also

• List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Baseball Almanac
• San Francisco Giants Single-Game Records