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 | Benson Keeps Hit Streak Alive Thursday, September 13th , 1917 George Benson's hitting streak is becoming the talk of Lancaster. The 27-year-old center fielder extended it once again, this time bringing it to 20 games with a 1-for-5 performance against the Reading Ironmasters. The Turnpikes won the game, 5-2. "People are starting to bring it up to me when I'm around town," he said. "It's getting stressful." George Benson grounded out in the 1st, flied out in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 5th, flied out in the 7th and flied out in the 9th. To date Benson has chalked up a .393 average with 11 home runs, driven in 94 runs and scored 116 times. |   |
