About Ben Guintini
Lived 1919 – 1998 (aged 79). Ben Guintini was an American baseball player.
Benjamin John Guintini (January 13, 1919 – December 2, 1998) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He briefly played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Athletics (1950). He went hitless in seven total MLB at bats.
The native of Los Banos, California threw and batted right-handed; he stood tall and weighed . A World War II veteran of the United States Army, he played more than 1,000 games in the minor leagues during his ten-season career (1940–1941; 1944–1951), and was named to the 1949 Texas League all-star team, a season during which Guintini reached a career high with 32 home runs. All told, Guintini hit 99 homers as a minor leaguer and played for five Pacific Coast League teams.
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Who was Ben Guintini?
American baseball player
When was Ben Guintini born?
Ben Guintini was born on 13 January 1919 in Los Banos.
When did Ben Guintini die?
Ben Guintini died on 2 December 1998 in Roseville.
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Ben Guintini was a baseball player.
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Ben Guintini was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ben Guintini. https://biography.guide/ben-guintini/
MLA: "Ben Guintini." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ben-guintini/.
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