Stanley W. "Rabbit" Benton (September 29, 1901 – June 7, 1984) was an American second baseman whose career lasted 16 seasons and almost 2,000 games—but only six

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. He batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Benton's minor league career lasted from 1919 through 1934, largely in the

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. In the majors, he had four

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in 19 at bats in his six career games, with one

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and three

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. He died in

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, at age 82.

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