Warrior Athletics Hall of Fame
Marvin Benard
Inducted: April 25, 2015
Bio: After two standout seasons at LCSC, Marvin Benard went on to forge what could be argued was the most successful Major League Baseball career of any Warrior position player. During his nine years in the big leagues, all with the San Francisco Giants, the left-handed outfielder played in 891 games, hitting .271 in his career with 105 stolen bases, 714 hits, 54 home runs, 138 doubles, 21 triples, 441 runs scored, and 260 runs batted in.
The product of Mina Rosita, Nicaragua, was selected by the Giants in the 50th round of the 1992 draft and made his Major League debut on Sept. 5, 1995. One of his best seasons came in 1999, when he earned the Giants' Willie McCovey Award after batting .290 with 16 homers and 27 stolen bases. That year, Benard, who usually hit from the leadoff spot, ranked 18th in the National League in stolen bases, 19th in triples (5), and 21st in doubles (36). He was added to the Giants' Wall of Fame in 2011.
To date, there have been 596 50th-round picks in the history of the MLB Draft, and only seven, including Benard, have appeared in an MLB game.
Benard came to the Warriors from Los Angeles Harbor College and helped lead the program to two national championships, including its record sixth straight title in 1992. As a senior that year, he scored 88 runs and stole 24 bases, which ranks eighth and 10th, respectively, in program history.
