Ben Geraghty
Baseball player
Benjamin Raymond Geraghty (July 19, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball and one of the most successful and respected minor league managers of the 1950s.A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Geraghty was a graduate of Villanova University, where he received a degree in journalism. He appeared in only 70 Major League games with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1936) and Boston Braves (1943–1944), compiling a batting average of .199 in 146 at bats. Geraghty threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).
Personal facts
Birth date | July 19, 1912 |
Date of death | June 18, 1963 |