What years did Ben Geraghty play?

Ben Geraghty played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1944.

Was Ben Geraghty a pitcher?

No. Ben Geraghty was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Ben Geraghty hit?

Ben Geraghty hit 0 career home runs with 29 hits.

Ben Geraghty

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1936-1944)

AVG .199

HR 0

RBI 9

H 29

OPS .471

PIV -819

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 7/19/1912 in Jersey City, NJ, USA
Died: 6/18/1963 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1936-04-17
Last Game: 1944-09-14

Full name: Benjamin Raymond Geraghty

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
70	146	16	29	4	0	0	9	4	9	18	.199	.245	.226	.471	-819

Career AVG .199 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 25.6% below league average.

Career OBP .245 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 26.5% below league average.

Career SLG .226 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Career OPS .471 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 32.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1936	BRO	NL	51	129	11	25	4	9	4	8	16	.194	.283 (-32%)	.349 (-31%)	.404 (-44%)	.753 (-38%)	-819.4
1943	BSN	NL	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	BSN	NL	11	16	3	4	0	0	0	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			70	146	16	29	4	9	4	9	18	.199	—	—	—	—	-819

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	37	68	10	20	0	5	.294
Away	33	78	6	9	0	4	.115

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1944-09-14	BSN	BRO	L	0	1	0	0	0
1944-09-10	BSN	NY1	L	3	0	0	0	0
1944-09-09	BSN	NY1	W	4	1	3	1	0
1944-09-07	BSN	NY1	L	4	0	0	0	2
1944-05-05	BSN	NY1	W	0	1	0	0	0
1944-05-02	BSN	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0
1944-04-30	BSN	PHI	L	1	0	1	0	0
1944-04-28	BSN	PHI	W	0	0	0	0	0
1944-04-23	BSN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1944-04-22	BSN	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	14	20	25	0	0
3B	9	10	3	3	1
SS	32	60	70	11	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1936	BRO	2B	9	15	19	0	0
1936	BRO	3B	5	3	0	1	1
1936	BRO	SS	31	60	70	11	10
1943	BSN	2B	1	1	1	0	0
1943	BSN	3B	1	1	1	0	0
1943	BSN	SS	1	0	0	0	0
1944	BSN	2B	4	4	5	0	0
1944	BSN	3B	3	6	2	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	14
Third Base	9
Shortstop	32

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Villanova University	Villanova	PA	1934, 1935, 1936

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Geraghty

What years did Ben Geraghty play?: Ben Geraghty played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1944.
Was Ben Geraghty a pitcher?: No. Ben Geraghty was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Ben Geraghty hit?: Ben Geraghty hit 0 career home runs with 29 hits.