Jack Bentley

Positions: Pitcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: March 8, 1895 in Sandy Spring, MD us

Died: October 24, 1969 in Olney, MD

Buried: Friends Meeting Graveyard, Sandy Spring, MD

High School: Sherwood HS (Sandy Spring, MD)

Debut: September 6, 1913 (Age 18-182d, 3,989th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Last Game: May 20, 1927 (Age 32-073d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: John Needles Bentley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

ERA

4.01

138

714.0

259

WHIP

1.434

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-53 / in Starts: 23-36
Longest Hitting Streak	10 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	67 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 256 PAs	27
Actual Runners on Base	162 (95-37-30) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 256 PAs	28
Avg. Runners on Base	170 (85-53-32)

Most Driven In
F Leach	7
G Harper	3
C Williams	3
J Mokan	3
A Nixon	2
H Sand	2
R Wrightstone	1
C Huber	1

Most Driven In By
B Friberg	5
J Wilson	3
B Henline	2
R Wrightstone	1
J Mokan	1
H Carlson	1
Self	1
H Sand	1

1926 Batting Game Log

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1926 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	202	1	Apr 13	PHI		BSN	W,6-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	4	.41	0.019	1.06	0.03%	0.38	1B
2	203	2	Apr 14	PHI		BSN	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	4	.54	0.029	1.51	0.05%	0.59	1B
3	204	3	Apr 15	PHI		BSN	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0	0	.385	.385	.538	.923	4						1B
4	205	4	Apr 16	PHI		BSN	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	4	1.27	-0.013	3.95	-0.03%	-0.61	1B
5	206	5	Apr 17	PHI		BRO	W,15-3	GS-8	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.381	.409	.476	.885	4	.50	0.074	1.46	0.13%	1.99	1B
6	207	6	Apr 18	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.346	.370	.423	.793	4	1.33	-0.114	4.06	-0.21%	-0.53	1B
7	208	7	Apr 19	PHI		BRO	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.355	.400	.755	5	1.11	-0.032	3.31	-0.06%	-0.36	1B
8	209	8	Apr 21	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.314	.353	.667	5	1.64	-0.141	4.17	-0.22%	-0.95	1B
9	210	9	Apr 22	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.282	.316	.598	5	1.02	-0.104	2.39	-0.15%	-1.34	1B
10	211	10	Apr 23	PHI	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.279	.333	.612	5	1.33	-0.050	3.09	-0.07%	-0.53	1B
11	212	11	Apr 24	PHI	@	BSN	W,8-7	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.261	.311	.572	5	1.18	-0.109	2.91	-0.16%	-1.14	1B
12	213	12	Apr 26	PHI		NYG	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.245	.260	.306	.566	5	1.10	-0.018	3.37	-0.03%	0.16	1B
13	214	13	Apr 27	PHI		NYG	L,8-9	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.273	.315	.588	5	.86	0.083	2.77	0.16%	2.00	1B
14	215	14	Apr 28	PHI		NYG	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.271	.310	.582	5	1.20	0.089	3.58	0.16%	0.85	1B
15	216	15	Apr 29	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.274	.328	.602	5	1.07	0.083	2.75	0.13%	0.70	1B
16	217	16	Apr 30	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.273	.354	.627	5	1.58	-0.106	3.71	-0.15%	-0.69	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	218	17	May 1	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.271	.348	.619	5	.69	-0.030	1.57	-0.04%	-0.40	1B
18	219	18	May 2	PHI	@	NYG	W,7-4	CG	5	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.284	.384	.667	5	.84	0.091	2.18	0.14%	0.61	1B
19	220	19	May 3	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.295	.390	.684	5	.35	0.006	.98	0.01%	0.76	1B
20	221	20	May 6	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-14	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.305	.407	.712	5	.60	0.120	1.50	0.18%	0.82	P 1B
21	222	21	May 7	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.298	.306	.405	.711	5	.84	0.087	1.97	0.12%	0.85	1B
22	223	22	May 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.295	.391	.686	5	1.40	-0.150	2.84	-0.18%	-1.33	1B
23	224	23	May 9	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.283	.374	.656	5	.68	0.016	1.31	0.02%	-0.23	1B
24	225	24	May 11	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.292	.389	.681	5	.23	0.026	.43	0.03%	0.78	1B
25	226	25	May 12	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-14	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.300	.394	.694	5	.41	-0.038	.70	-0.04%	0.05	1B
26	227	26	May 13	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.291	.298	.388	.686	5	.89	0.112	1.28	0.10%	0.83	1B
27	228	27	May 15	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.287	.374	.661	5	1.48	-0.151	2.75	-0.17%	-1.29	1B
28	229	28	May 16	PHI	@	CHC	L,9-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.283	.366	.649	5	1.39	-0.222	2.17	-0.21%	-1.29	1B
29	230	29	May 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.282	.362	.644	5	.73	-0.045	1.02	-0.04%	-0.51	1B
30	231	30	May 19	PHI	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.279	.364	.642	5	.62	0.081	.72	0.06%	-0.01	1B
31	232	31	May 20	PHI	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.280	.363	.643	5	1.26	0.032	1.57	0.02%	0.32	1B
32	233	32	May 21	PHI	@	STL	L,4-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.279	.359	.638	5	.65	0.048	.76	0.03%	0.34	1B
33	234	33	May 22	PHI	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.286	.359	.644	5	.63	0.002	.64	0.00%	0.55	P 1B
34	235	34	May 23	PHI	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	5	5	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.290	.382	.672	5	.67	0.109	.62	0.06%	1.74	1B
35	236	35	May 26	PHI		BSN	W,13-7	CG	5	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0	0	.284	.294	.397	.691	5						1B
36	237	36	May 27 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.278	.288	.389	.677	5	.63	-0.014	.76	-0.01%	0.07	1B
37	238	37	May 27 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.287	.385	.672	5	1.55	-0.109	2.07	-0.09%	-0.95	1B
38	239	38	May 28	PHI		BRO	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.288	.384	.672	5	.75	-0.005	.99	0.00%	-0.02	P
39	240	39	May 29	PHI		BRO	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.287	.377	.663	5	1.14	-0.033	1.20	-0.02%	-0.36	1B
40	241	40	May 31	PHI		NYG	L,1-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.272	.286	.373	.659	5	1.03	-0.164	1.13	-0.11%	-2.08	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	242	41	Jun 1	PHI		NYG	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.264	.277	.362	.639	5	1.67	-0.190	1.65	-0.11%	-0.36	1B
42	243	42	Jun 2 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,4-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.275	.360	.635	9	3.76	-0.098	2.79	-0.04%	-0.82	PH
43	244	44 (1)	Jun 3	PHI		NYG	L,5-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.274	.358	.631	9	.06	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.32	PH
44	245	45	Jun 5 (1)	PHI		STL	L,0-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.272	.355	.628	9	.68	-0.018	.41	-0.01%	-0.26	PH
45	246	46	Jun 5 (2)	PHI		STL	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.271	.353	.624	9	1.97	-0.092	1.00	-0.03%	-0.83	PH
46	247	47	Jun 9	PHI		PIT	L,7-9	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.269	.351	.620	9	2.38	-0.068	1.11	-0.02%	-0.25	PH
47	248	51 (3)	Jun 14	PHI		CHC	L,7-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.269	.351	.620	9						P
48	249	55 (3)	Jun 19 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.267	.349	.617	9	.22	-0.005	.05	0.00%	-0.23	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	250	75 (19)	Jul 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,7-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.266	.347	.613	9	1.25	-0.037	.20	0.00%	-0.24	PH
50	251	77 (1)	Jul 9	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-9	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.270	.351	.621	9	.30	0.015	.05	0.00%	0.27	P
51	252	80 (2)	Jul 13	PHI	@	CIN	L,7-10	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.271	.351	.622	9	1.32	-0.040	.09	0.00%	-0.25	P
52	253	83 (2)	Jul 17	PHI	@	STL	L,5-13	2-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.272	.350	.623	9	.87	-0.075	.03	0.00%	-0.39	PH P
53	254	87 (3)	Jul 23	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.271	.348	.619	8	1.53	-0.039	.04	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
54	255	97 (9)	Aug 3	PHI		PIT	L,2-14	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.269	.346	.616	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
55	256	98	Aug 4	PHI		CHC	L,5-7	11-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.268	.344	.612	7	2.31	-0.061	.01	0.00%	-0.26	PH
56	257	99	Aug 5	PHI		CHC	L,1-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.269	.344	.613	5	1.09	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.23	1B
57	258	100	Aug 6	PHI		CHC	L,1-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.270	.341	.610	5	1.69	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.10	1B
58	259	101	Aug 7	PHI		CHC	L,5-6	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.269	.339	.608	5	1.43	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.63	1B
59	260	102	Aug 9 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,7-4	GS-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.273	.339	.612	5	.86	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.24	1B
60	261	104 (1)	Aug 10	PHI		CIN	W,10-8	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.273	.337	.610	5	1.05	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.96	1B
61	262	105	Aug 11	PHI		CIN	L,3-21	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.272	.335	.607	5	.38	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.55	1B
62	263	107 (1)	Aug 14	PHI		NYG	W,4-3	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.268	.330	.598	5	.36	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.62	1B
63	264	108	Aug 15	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.249	.267	.328	.595	7	1.22	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
64	265	111 (2)	Aug 19 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.249	.267	.327	.593	5	1.27	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-1.32	1B
65	266	113 (1)	Aug 21 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.271	.330	.601	5	1.30	0.149	.00	0.00%	0.74	1B
66	267	114	Aug 21 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-8	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.249	.266	.324	.590	5	1.25	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.31	1B
67	268	115	Aug 24 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.261	.318	.579	5	1.07	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.22	1B
68	269	116	Aug 24 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.261	.317	.578	5	.55	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.95	1B
69	270	118 (1)	Aug 26	PHI	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.261	.316	.576	8	1.05	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.68	1B
70	271	119	Aug 27	PHI	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.252	.268	.339	.607	8	.76	0.137	.00	0.00%	1.27	1B
71	272	120	Aug 28	PHI	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.269	.343	.612	8	.61	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.46	1B
72	273	121	Aug 30	PHI		BSN	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.257	.273	.359	.631	8						1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
73	274	126 (4)	Sep 6 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,6-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.272	.357	.629	8	.77	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
74	275	129 (2)	Sep 8	PHI		BRO	W,8-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.275	.360	.634	7	1.67	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
75	276	132 (2)	Sep 11	PHI		CHC	L,6-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.273	.358	.632	9	1.01	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.38	PH
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to New York Giants
76	277	140	Sep 16	NYG		CIN	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.272	.357	.629	7	1.38	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
77	278	141	Sep 17	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.275	.360	.635	9	1.50	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH
78	279	145 (3)	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,1-2	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.273	.357	.630	9	2.20	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH P
							25-53		256	244	19	63	12	3	2	27	5	0	4	0	3		4		0	1	.258	.273	.357	.630		1.00	-1.620	1.35	-0.76%	-10.23

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