» June 14, 1995:
Giants' utility IF Mike Benjamin, filling in for injured Matt Williams, compiles one of the best 3-game streaks this century. On June 11, Benjamin went 4-for-6 against the Expos, followed with 4-for-6 against the Cubs on June 13, and finishes with a 6-for-7 against Chicago today. The 14 hits in three games sets a new ML mark, and his 10 hits in two games ties the league record. » June 15, 1995: Mike Benjamin goes 1-for-5 to total 15 hits in his last four games, the 1st player to do so since Detroit's Walt Dropo in 1952. Benjamin, a career .185 hitter in seven seasons before his salvo, had just 13 hits between June 10, 1994, and June 11, 1995.
» June 21, 1997:
The host Tigers blast the Red Sox 15–4. The Sox, trailing by 12 runs, try OF Darren Bragg at 3B, and put IF Mike Benjamin on the mound for the 9th. Benjamin retires all three batters, the only one of five Sox hurlers to do so.
» November 17, 1998: The Pirates sign free agent IF Mike Benjamin to a 2-year contract.
» August 19, 1999: Cincinnati defeats Pittsburgh, 1-0, as P Pete Harnisch hurls a 1-hitter. Harnisch fans 12 in his eight innings of work (Scott Williamson pitches the hitless 9th), allowing only a 7th-inning single to SS Mike Benjamin.
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