Ben Garth Mann (November 16, 1915 – September 11, 1980) was an American professional

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who appeared as a

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for the

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(MLB) in 1944. His one MLB appearance was on May 14, 1944, in the second game of a double-header against the

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, when he ran for

Lou Novikoff Louis Alexander Novikoff (October 12, 1915 – September 30, 1970), nicknamed "the Mad Russian", was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs (1941 ...

and scored a run on a single by

Andy Pafko Andrew Pafko (February 25, 1921 – October 8, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs (1943–51), Brooklyn Dodgers (1951–52), and Milwaukee Braves (1953–65), Milwauke ...

. Six days later he was optioned to the minors and never appeared in another Major League game.

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