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Joe Benz

Joseph Louis Benz (Blitzen or Butcher Boy)


Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 196 lb.

Born: January 21, 1886 in New Alsace, Indiana, US
Died: April 22, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, US

Major League Stats / View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Minors Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1909 23 Newark OHSL D 10 7 .588 21
1911 25 Des Moines WL A 10 10 .500 33 44
2 Seasons 20 17 .541 54 44
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1909 23 Newark OHSL D 33 94 19 5 1 0 .202 .277 26
1911 25 Des Moines WL A 27 73 15 1 0 0 .205 .219 16
2 Seasons 60 167 167 34 6 1 0 .204 .204 .251 .455 42
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff
1909 23 Newark Newks Ohio State League D
1911 25 Des Moines Boosters Western League A
1911 25 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW 1
1912 26 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW 1
1913 27 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW 1
1914 28 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW 1
1915 29 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW 1 1915-04-24 1915-10-02
1916 30 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW 1 1916-04-16 1916-09-23
1917 31 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW 1 1917-05-06 1917-09-27
1918 32 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW 1 1918-04-30 1918-09-01
1919 33 Chicago White Sox American League MLB CHW 1 1919-05-02 1919-05-02

Sabr ID: 8dc7bc65

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