| Ben Sankey | |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | September 2, 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Nauvoo, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Washington, Georgia, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | October 5 |
| Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 27 |
| Finalteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .213 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 14 |
| Stat4label: | On Base Percentage |
| Stat4value: | .281 |
| Stat5label: | Slugging Percentage |
| Stat5value: | .284 |
| Stat6label: | On-base plus slugging |
| Stat6value: | .565 |
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Benjamin Turner Sankey (September 2, 1907 – October 14, 2001) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates over parts of three seasons from to .Sankey played professional baseball until 1941 and retired at the age of 33. During his 13 year professional career he played across 6 leagues on 9 teams. Although his MLB career was short lived, he gained popularity during his tenure with the Montreal Royals. During his 6 seasons in Montreal he learned French and became very popular among the people of Montreal. He was inducted in the International League Hall of Fame in 1947 as part of the inaugural class.