Ben Steiner | |
Position: | Second baseman |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1921 |
Birth Place: | Alexandria, Virginia |
Death Place: | Venice, Florida |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 17 |
Debutyear: | 1945 |
Debutteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | April 21 |
Finalyear: | 1947 |
Finalteam: | Detroit Tigers |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .256 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 3 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 20 |
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Benjamin Saunders Steiner (July 28, 1921 – October 27, 1988) was an American professional baseball player. A second baseman, he appeared in 82 games in Major League Baseball between and for the Boston Red Sox (1945–1946) and Detroit Tigers (1947). Steiner, born in Alexandria, Virginia, was listed at 5feet, ; he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
In a three-season career, Steiner was a .256 hitter (79-for-308) with three home runs and 20 RBI in 82 games, including 41 runs, eight doubles, three triples, 10 stolen bases, and a .326 on-base percentage.
In the 1970s he served as the assistant county clerk of Middlesex County, New Jersey, and wore his ring from the 1950 Junior World Series, in which his Columbus Red Birds, champions of the American Association, defeated the Baltimore Orioles, champions of the International League.
Steiner died in Venice, Florida, at the age of 67.