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Ray Benge
Raymond Adelphia Benge
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 160 lb.

Born: April 22, 1902 in Jacksonville, TX
Schools: Sam Houston State University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1925
Final Game: June 2, 1938
Died: June 27, 1997 in Centerville, TX
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1925 23 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 1.54 2 2 0 1 1 0 11.2 9 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 48 287 1.029 6.9 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.00
1926 24 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 3.86 8 0 4 0 0 0 11.2 15 11 5 0 4 3 0 0 1 55 105 1.629 11.6 0.0 3.1 2.3 0.75
1928 26 PHI NL 8 18 .308 4.55 40 28 12 12 1 1 201.2 219 117 102 15 88 68 5 0 0 896 96 1.522 9.8 0.7 3.9 3.0 0.77
1929 27 PHI NL 11 15 .423 6.29 38 27 6 9 2 4 199.0 255 147 139 24 77 78 4 0 1 908 82 1.668 11.5 1.1 3.5 3.5 1.01
1930 28 PHI NL 11 15 .423 5.70 38 29 4 14 0 1 225.2 305 178 143 22 81 70 1 0 5 1055 96 1.710 12.2 0.9 3.2 2.8 0.86
1931 29 PHI NL 14 18 .438 3.17 38 31 7 16 2 2 247.0 251 107 87 12 61 117 5 0 2 1044 133 1.263 9.1 0.4 2.2 4.3 1.92
1932 30 PHI NL 13 12 .520 4.05 41 28 10 13 2 6 222.1 247 119 100 15 58 89 4 0 1 953 108 1.372 10.0 0.6 2.3 3.6 1.53
1933 31 BRO NL 10 17 .370 3.42 37 30 5 16 2 1 228.2 238 104 87 11 55 74 6 0 1 968 94 1.281 9.4 0.4 2.2 2.9 1.35
1934 32 BRO NL 14 12 .538 4.32 36 32 2 14 1 0 227.0 252 124 109 11 61 64 3 0 1 996 90 1.379 10.0 0.4 2.4 2.5 1.05
1935 33 BRO NL 9 9 .500 4.48 23 17 4 5 1 1 124.2 142 77 62 12 47 39 1 0 0 544 89 1.516 10.3 0.9 3.4 2.8 0.83
1936 34 TOT NL 8 13 .381 5.49 36 25 7 2 0 1 160.2 231 114 98 9 57 45 1 0 2 748 74 1.793 12.9 0.5 3.2 2.5 0.79
1936 34 BSN NL 7 9 .438 5.79 21 19 1 2 0 0 115.0 161 79 74 6 38 32 1 0 1 527 67 1.730 12.6 0.5 3.0 2.5 0.84
1936 34 PHI NL 1 4 .200 4.73 15 6 6 0 0 1 45.2 70 35 24 3 19 13 0 0 1 221 95 1.949 13.8 0.6 3.7 2.6 0.68
1938 36 CIN NL 1 1 .500 4.11 9 0 4 0 0 2 15.1 13 8 7 1 6 5 0 0 0 63 88 1.239 7.6 0.6 3.5 2.9 0.83
12 Seasons 101 130 .437 4.52 346 249 65 102 12 19 1875.1 2177 1108 941 132 598 655 30 0 14 8278 95 1.480 10.4 0.6 2.9 3.1 1.10
162 Game Avg. 12 15 .437 4.52 40 28 7 12 1 2 214 249 127 108 15 68 75 3 0 2 946 95 1.480 10.4 0.6 2.9 3.1 1.10
PHI (6 yrs) 58 82 .414 4.69 210 149 45 64 7 15 1141.1 1347 703 595 91 384 435 19 0 10 5077 100 1.517 10.6 0.7 3.0 3.4 1.13
BRO (3 yrs) 33 38 .465 4.00 96 79 11 35 4 2 580.1 632 305 258 34 163 177 10 0 2 2508 91 1.370 9.8 0.5 2.5 2.7 1.09
CLE (2 yrs) 2 0 1.000 2.70 10 2 4 1 1 0 23.1 24 13 7 0 7 6 0 0 1 103 157 1.329 9.3 0.0 2.7 2.3 0.86
BSN (1 yr) 7 9 .438 5.79 21 19 1 2 0 0 115.0 161 79 74 6 38 32 1 0 1 527 67 1.730 12.6 0.5 3.0 2.5 0.84
CIN (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.11 9 0 4 0 0 2 15.1 13 8 7 1 6 5 0 0 0 63 88 1.239 7.6 0.6 3.5 2.9 0.83
NL (10 yrs) 99 130 .432 4.54 336 247 61 101 11 19 1852.0 2153 1095 934 132 591 649 30 0 13 8175 95 1.482 10.5 0.6 2.9 3.2 1.10
AL (2 yrs) 2 0 1.000 2.70 10 2 4 1 1 0 23.1 24 13 7 0 7 6 0 0 1 103 157 1.329 9.3 0.0 2.7 2.3 0.86

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1925 23 CLE AL 2 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 103 2 0 0 /1
1926 24 CLE AL 8 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 155 2 0 0 /1
1928 26 PHI NL 42 69 58 1 12 1 0 0 2 0 4 6 .207 .258 .224 .482 24 13 0 7 1
1929 27 PHI NL 43 78 74 8 15 0 0 0 4 0 1 9 .203 .213 .203 .416 1 15 0 3 1
1930 28 PHI NL 38 93 88 9 18 3 0 0 7 0 2 7 .205 .222 .239 .461 8 21 0 3 1
1931 29 PHI NL 38 94 88 6 18 2 0 0 7 0 0 9 .205 .205 .227 .432 12 20 0 6 1
1932 30 PHI NL 41 78 75 2 13 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 .173 .184 .187 .371 -4 14 0 2 1
1933 31 BRO NL 37 84 76 5 14 3 0 0 4 0 2 12 .184 .205 .224 .429 24 17 3 0 6 1
1934 32 BRO NL 36 94 89 7 15 1 0 0 7 0 3 10 .169 .196 .180 .375 3 16 1 0 2 1
1935 33 BRO NL 23 48 47 3 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 .191 .191 .191 .383 4 9 2 0 1 1
1936 34 TOT NL 36 57 53 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .113 .113 .113 .226 -38 6 1 0 4 1
1936 34 BSN NL 21 47 43 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .140 .140 .140 .279 -23 6 1 0 4 1
1936 34 PHI NL 15 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
1938 36 CIN NL 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 86 1 0 0 0 /1
12 Seasons 353 706 659 45 124 12 0 0 38 0 0 13 69 .188 .204 .206 .410 7 136 7 0 34
162 Game Avg. 162 324 302 21 57 6 0 0 17 0 6 32 .188 .204 .206 .410 7 62 0 16
PHI (6 yrs) 217 422 393 26 76 7 0 0 22 0 8 39 .193 .209 .211 .421 5 83 0 0 21
BRO (3 yrs) 96 226 212 15 38 4 0 0 15 0 5 26 .179 .198 .198 .396 11 42 6 0 9
CLE (2 yrs) 10 8 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .500 .875 122 4 0 0
BSN (1 yr) 21 47 43 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .140 .140 .140 .279 -23 6 1 0 4
CIN (1 yr) 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 86 1 0 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 343 698 651 43 121 11 0 0 38 0 13 68 .186 .202 .203 .405 6 132 7 0 34
AL (2 yrs) 10 8 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .500 .875 122 4 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1925 CLE AL 23 P 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 1.40
1926 CLE AL 24 P 8 5 0 4 1 0 .800 0.50 .960 1.39
1928 PHI NL 26 P 40 44 4 39 1 3 .977 1.08 .966 1.27
1929 PHI NL 27 P 38 39 2 34 3 0 .923 0.95 .967 1.23
1930 PHI NL 28 P 38 54 9 41 4 1 .926 1.32 .965 1.10
1931 PHI NL 29 P 38 50 12 36 2 4 .960 1.26 .958 1.20
1932 PHI NL 30 P 41 49 7 41 1 2 .980 1.17 .955 1.21
1933 BRO NL 31 P 37 43 6 37 0 1 1.000 1.16 .963 1.28
1934 BRO NL 32 P 36 57 13 43 1 3 .982 1.56 .960 1.12
1935 BRO NL 33 P 23 23 3 19 1 2 .957 0.96 .961 1.18
1936 TOT NL 34 P 36 24 2 20 2 0 .917 0.61 .950 1.16
1936 BSN NL 34 P 21 20 2 17 1 0 .950 0.90 .950 1.16
1936 PHI NL 34 P 15 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.20 .950 1.16
1938 CIN NL 36 P 9 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.33 .967 1.13
12 Seasons P 346 392 59 317 16 16 .959 1.09 .961 1.20
12 Seasons TOT 346 392 59 317 16 16 .959 1.09 .920 1.20

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1931 NL--3.170--8th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1931 NL--2.223--8th
1933 NL--2.165--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 NL--3.035--8th
1929 NL--3.528--8th
1931 NL--4.263--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1928 NL--40--9th
1931 NL--38--8th
1932 NL--41--7th

Saves s c a p y
1929 NL--4--7th
1932 NL--6--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1931 NL--247.0--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1929 NL--78--9th
1931 NL--117--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1930 NL--29--10th
1931 NL--31--5th
1934 NL--32--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1929 NL--2--7th
1932 NL--2--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1928 NL--15--6th
1929 NL--24--1st
1930 NL--22--5th
1931 NL--12--8th
1932 NL--15--8th
1933 NL--11--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1928 NL--88--7th
1930 NL--81--10th

Hits s c a p y
1930 NL--305--3rd
1931 NL--251--7th
1932 NL--247--10th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1931 NL--1.918--5th

Losses s c a p y
1928 NL--18--2nd
1929 NL--15--6th
1930 NL--15--6th
1931 NL--18--2nd
1933 NL--17--5th
1936 NL--13--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1928 NL--102--9th
1929 NL--139--1st
1930 NL--143--3rd
1932 NL--100--9th
1933 NL--87--9th
1934 NL--109--5th
1936 NL--98--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1930 NL--5--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1931 NL--5--7th
1933 NL--6--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1930 NL--1055--9th
1931 NL--1044--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1931 NL--133--3rd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 33 (741), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1648), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

October 4, 1927: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from Waco (Texas) in the 1927 rule 5 draft.

December 15, 1932: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with $15,000 to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Neal Finn, Cy Moore and Jack Warner.

December 12, 1935: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Tony Cuccinello, Al Lopez and Bobby Reis to the Boston Braves for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore.

July 27, 1936: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Boston Bees.

December 1, 1936: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.

February 5, 1938: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 18, 1938: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 10, 1938: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

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