Sid Benton
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Sidney Wright Benton was a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher. Benton played for St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

 in the season. He played just one game in his career, facing two batters and walking both of them. Benton was born in Buckner, Arkansas
Buckner, Arkansas
Buckner is a city in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 396 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Buckner is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 and died in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...

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He attended the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
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