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Benny Frey
Benjamin Rudolph Frey
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 6, 1906 in Dexter, MI
High School: Jackson (Jackson, MI) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1929
Final Game: September 17, 1936
Died: November 1, 1937 in Spring Arbor Township, MI
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Standard Pitching

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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
1929 23 CIN NL 1 2 .333 4.12 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 29 12 11 2 8 1 0 0 1 105 111 1.542 10.9 0.8 3.0 0.4 0.13
1930 24 CIN NL 11 18 .379 4.70 44 28 9 14 2 1 245.0 295 148 128 15 62 43 3 1 6 1060 103 1.457 10.8 0.6 2.3 1.6 0.69
1931 25 CIN NL 8 12 .400 4.92 34 17 14 7 1 2 133.2 166 76 73 2 36 19 2 0 0 569 76 1.511 11.2 0.1 2.4 1.3 0.53
1932 26 TOT NL 4 12 .250 4.49 30 15 10 5 0 0 134.1 165 77 67 10 32 27 1 1 1 582 86 1.467 11.1 0.7 2.1 1.8 0.84
1932 26 CIN NL 4 10 .286 4.32 28 15 9 5 0 0 131.1 159 72 63 10 30 27 1 1 1 570 89 1.439 10.9 0.7 2.1 1.9 0.90
1932 26 STL NL 0 2 .000 12.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 33 2.667 18.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.00
1933 27 CIN NL 6 4 .600 3.82 37 9 21 1 1 0 132.0 144 67 56 4 21 12 0 0 3 548 89 1.250 9.8 0.3 1.4 0.8 0.57
1934 28 CIN NL 11 16 .407 3.52 39 30 5 12 2 2 245.1 288 118 96 10 42 33 2 1 2 1058 115 1.345 10.6 0.4 1.5 1.2 0.79 MVP-16
1935 29 CIN NL 6 10 .375 6.85 38 13 16 3 1 3 114.1 164 100 87 6 32 24 4 0 3 536 58 1.714 12.9 0.5 2.5 1.9 0.75
1936 30 CIN NL 10 8 .556 4.25 31 12 12 5 0 0 131.1 164 73 62 5 30 20 0 0 1 589 90 1.477 11.2 0.3 2.1 1.4 0.67
8 Seasons 57 82 .410 4.50 256 127 87 49 7 8 1160.0 1415 671 580 54 263 179 12 3 17 5047 90 1.447 11.0 0.4 2.0 1.4 0.68
162 Game Avg. 10 15 .410 4.50 45 23 15 9 1 1 206 251 119 103 10 47 32 2 1 3 896 90 1.447 11.0 0.4 2.0 1.4 0.68
CIN (8 yrs) 57 80 .416 4.48 254 127 86 49 7 8 1157.0 1409 666 576 54 261 179 12 3 17 5035 91 1.443 11.0 0.4 2.0 1.4 0.69
STL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 12.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 33 2.667 18.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.00

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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
1929 23 CIN NL 3 9 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .500 .875 119 4 0 1 /1
1930 24 CIN NL 44 95 88 7 25 4 1 0 5 0 4 18 .284 .315 .352 .667 64 31 0 3 1
1931 25 CIN NL 34 47 44 4 14 2 0 0 3 0 2 4 .318 .348 .364 .711 96 16 0 1 1
1932 26 TOT NL 30 47 45 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 .200 .234 .200 .434 19 9 0 0 1
1932 26 CIN NL 28 46 44 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 .205 .239 .205 .444 22 9 0 0 1
1932 26 STL NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1933 27 CIN NL 38 49 42 2 11 0 1 0 1 0 6 2 .262 .354 .310 .664 92 13 2 0 1 1
1934 28 CIN NL 41 92 82 6 14 0 1 0 6 0 7 21 .171 .244 .195 .440 20 16 1 1 2 1 MVP-16
1935 29 CIN NL 38 38 32 5 11 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 .344 .400 .375 .775 112 12 0 1 3 1
1936 30 CIN NL 32 49 44 4 11 1 0 0 3 0 3 8 .250 .298 .273 .571 58 12 0 0 2 1
8 Seasons 260 426 385 33 98 9 3 0 23 2 26 67 .255 .305 .294 .599 61 113 3 2 13
162 Game Avg. 162 265 240 21 61 6 2 0 14 1 16 42 .255 .305 .294 .599 61 70 1 8
CIN (8 yrs) 258 425 384 33 98 9 3 0 23 2 26 66 .255 .306 .294 .600 61 113 3 2 13
STL (1 yr) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1929 CIN NL 23 P 3 16 2 11 3 2 .813 4.33 .969 1.23
1930 CIN NL 24 P 44 90 10 79 1 7 .989 2.02 .963 1.10
1931 CIN NL 25 P 34 53 4 48 1 5 .981 1.53 .958 1.20
1932 TOT NL 26 P 30 46 7 39 0 5 1.000 1.53 .954 1.21
1932 CIN NL 26 P 28 46 7 39 0 5 1.000 1.64 .954 1.21
1932 STL NL 26 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20
1933 CIN NL 27 P 37 50 11 36 3 3 .940 1.27 .964 1.28
1934 CIN NL 28 P 39 83 8 74 1 6 .988 2.10 .959 1.12 MVP-16
1935 CIN NL 29 P 38 41 6 34 1 5 .976 1.05 .959 1.18
1936 CIN NL 30 P 31 44 6 33 5 2 .886 1.26 .952 1.16
8 Seasons P 256 423 54 354 15 35 .965 1.59 .960 1.18
8 Seasons TOT 256 423 54 354 15 35 .965 1.59 .924 1.18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1934 NL (16, 5%)
0.05 Career Shares (1094th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1930 NL  2.278 (10th)
1934 NL  1.541 (2nd)
Career  2.041 (99th)

Games Played s c a p y
1930 NL  44 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1930 NL  245.0 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1930 NL  2 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1930 NL  295 (4th)
1934 NL  288 (5th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1930 NL  .551 (6th)
1934 NL  .367 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1930 NL  18 (1st)
1934 NL  16 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1930 NL  128 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1930 NL  6 (7th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1930 NL  1060 (8th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1931 NL  14 (8th)
1933 NL  21 (4th)
1935 NL  16 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1502), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

April 11, 1932: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Harvey Hendrick and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chick Hafey.

May 9, 1932: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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