Ben Steiner

Benjamin Saunders Steiner (July 28, 1921 - October 27, 1988) was a backup second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1945 through 1947 for the Boston Red Sox (1945–46) and Detroit Tigers (1947). Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., Steiner batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia.

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 proudly 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.

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