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Posted By: bobw

Did a little quick searching on the internet.

Rogers Clothiers was a team in the Alameda AA League. Some other teams were Alameda Merchants, Kenealy Yankees, E. Bercovich & Son and Ben's Golden Glows. Lots of major leaguers and PCLers played in the league like Joe Hatten, Ferris Fain, Eddie Lake.

A Frank Benites played catcher for the San Leandro Sicks Beer team in 1946, for Muskogee in 1947 and the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League in 1948.

Some articles with Frank Benites being mentioned:

Oakland Tribune February 26,1946
STRADER SEEKS STARS
Hal Eckardt, shortstop, Frank Benites, catcher, and Ed Mallerich,pitcher, are being sought by "Red" Strader and Harry Green for Modesto in the California State League.

Oakland Tribune April 23, 1946
Gordon Realtors from San Francisco nosed out San Leandro Sick's Beer 7-6. Jack Faszholz was on the mound for the realtors and Perry did the catching. Beebe and Galleria divided mound work for San Leandro, Frank Benites caught. Phillips tabbed a single and double and Benites, with a timely hit, drove in a run to tie the score in the eighth.

Oakland Tribune May 14,1946
With Arlett, Beebe, Machedo and Gerner furnishing the power with two hits each, San Leandro Sicks Beer beat San Jose, 6-1. Cooper,Nicholas and Benites worked for the Beers. Rodrigues and Stanley for San Jose.


Oakland Tribune December 24,1946
Bercovich Tops Alameda Loop
By ABT MACY
E. Bercovich & Son, first half winner of the Alameda AA City League, is well on its way toward taking second round honors. The Furniture tossers nosed out Roger's Clothiers, 2-1, over the week-end to take a handy lead in the loop's second round, which has two games remaining on the slate. Jack Faszholz went the route for Bercovich and Ed Botelho tossed out three runners trying to steal as well as hitting a double and single. Al Lawrence rapped four for four and Jim Dix hit two. Ivaldi, for the Clothiers, leveled on two including a double.

BUCKHORNS TRIUMPH
Buckhorn club whipped Clubhouse, 7-3, with Monahan and Albright opposing Nicols and Benites. Pat Ambrose turned in some fine plays at third base and hit three.
Pries and Serena each hit three. One of Pries' came with the bases loaded. Serena clouted one for the circuit and Clem Cola tripled. Rose, for the losers, homered and Benites doubled.
Will Hafey spaced 10 hits to give Maritime Service a 4-3 win over Ben's Golden Glow. John Ward and Jim Stanton hit two apiece and Gilmore, Vezehch, Eddie and Lyle Lake hit two each for the Glows. Lyle doubled twice.