Al Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: March 18, 1911 in Noble, OK us

Died: April 14, 1968 in Lynwood, CA

Buried: Park Lawn Memorial Park, Bell Gardens, CA

Debut: April 18, 1934 (Age 23-031d, 7,699th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1952 (Age 41-187d)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: John Alton Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

ERA

3.66

455

167

1688.1

697

WHIP

1.424

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-17 / in Starts: 15-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 32, Entered with runners on base: 3

1942 Pitching Game Log

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1942 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	196	1	Apr 14	DET		CLE	L,2-5	GS-7	L(0-1)	99	7.0	10	4	4	1	1	1	0	5.14	4.07	31	10	9	0	2	10	41			0	0	0	29	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.150	2.57	-0.21%	-0.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
2	197	6	Apr 19(1)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(0-2)	4	8.0	4	2	2	1	7	1	0	3.60	3.14	28	15	1	1	0	4	72			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.094	2.07	0.16%	1.89	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
3	198	12	Apr 24	DET		CHW	W,2-1	GS-8		4	8.0	6	1	1	0	3	1	0	2.74	3.07	31	13	9	2	1	6	69			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.22	0.312	2.92	0.45%	3.12	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
4	199	17	Apr 29	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	GS-		4	7.0	8	2	2	3	1	0	0	2.70	3.07	31						51						26					0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	200	22	May 3(2)	DET	@	PHA	L,0-1	GS-7	L(0-3)	3	7.0	3	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.43	2.75	25	13	4	0	0	3	70			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.185	3.34	0.38%	2.30	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
6	201	26	May 9	DET		CLE	W,1-0	SHO(6)	W(1-3)	5	6.0	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	2.09	2.72	22	7	7	2	0	2	68			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	0.364	3.94	0.79%	3.09	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
7	202	31	May 16(1)	DET		NYY	L,1-6	GS-8	L(1-4)	6	8.0	7	3	3	2	5	0	0	2.29	2.54	33	7	12	1	0	7	59			1	0	0	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.016	4.86	-0.04%	1.12	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
8	203	36	May 20	DET		PHA	L,3-5	GS-9	L(1-5)	3	8.2	7	5	5	1	3	0	0	2.72	2.42	34	13	11	4	1	6	52			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.50	-0.148	4.12	-0.24%	0.26	1t start tie	9t --3 2 out d1
9	204	42	May 26	DET	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	W(2-5)	5	9.0	4	1	1	6	2	0	0	2.49	2.58	36	22	2	0	1	4	71			0	0	0	29	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.55	0.507	3.97	0.78%	3.38	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
10	205	48	May 31	DET		CHW	L,4-9	GS-8		4	8.0	11	4	4	3	3	0	0	2.70	2.57	37	12	9	1	0	10	44			3	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	-0.136	3.46	-0.19%	0.12	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	206	52	Jun 5	DET	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS-8		4	8.0	6	2	2	5	7	0	0	2.66	2.53	34	12	6	1	0	4	64			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	.90	0.092	1.92	0.12%	1.78	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
12	207	58	Jun 10	DET	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG(11)	W(3-5)	4	11.0	10	1	1	2	7	0	0	2.45	2.40	43	14	10	1	1	10	78			0	1	0	41	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.559	3.34	0.71%	4.13	1b start tie	11b 3 out a3
13	208	62	Jun 16(1)	DET		NYY	W,7-6	GS-5		5	5.0	7	6	4	3	3	0	0	2.68	2.41	25	10	2	0	0	7	33			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	3	1.14	-0.372	1.58	-0.31%	-3.43	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
14	209	68	Jun 21(1)	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	W(4-5)	4	9.0	7	1	1	2	4	0	0	2.54	2.36	34	9	12	1	3	7	71			0	0	0	32	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.605	2.23	0.63%	3.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
15	210	73	Jun 26	DET		PHA	W,3-1	CG	W(5-5)	4	9.0	6	1	1	1	9	0	0	2.43	2.21	35	19	0	0	0	6	79			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.42	0.464	1.31	0.26%	3.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	211	78	Jul 2	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG	W(6-5)	5	9.0	12	4	4	4	3	0	0	2.54	2.25	41	11	12	2	5	11	46			0	0	0	37	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.82	0.312	1.75	0.18%	0.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
17	212	81	Jul 4(2)	DET	@	CLE	T,3-3	9-GF(10)		1	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.50	2.28	9	3	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	2.82	0.253	3.72	0.20%	0.90	9b --- 0 out tie	10b end tie
18	213	86	Jul 12(1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-4	GS-2		7	2.0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	2.73	2.28	11	2	5	0	0	4	32			0	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.326	1.17	-0.20%	-3.07	1b start a 1	2b 3 out d3
19	214	89	Jul 14	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(6-6)	1	8.0	6	3	2	2	5	1	0	2.71	2.33	32	8	11	3	0	6	63			1	0	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	1	.69	-0.032	.62	-0.02%	0.73	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
20	215	93	Jul 19(1)	DET	@	PHA	W,2-1	GS-5		4	5.0	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.68	2.31	19	8	3	1	0	7	50			0	0	0	18	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.22	0.108	.12	0.01%	1.36	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
21	216	98	Jul 24	DET		NYY	L,0-3	GS-8	L(6-7)	4	8.0	5	2	1	3	5	0	0	2.59	2.29	32	9	10	2	0	5	68			1	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.10	0.109	.06	0.00%	2.12	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
22	217	100	Jul 26	DET		NYY	L,2-5	8-GF		1	2.0	3	2	2	4	1	1	0	2.68	2.43	13	1	4	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.160	.01	0.00%	-0.97	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 3
23	218	104	Jul 31	DET		BOS	L,6-7	GS-7	L(6-8)	4	6.2	11	7	5	2	2	2	0	2.85	2.59	34	21	0	0	0	9	28			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.09	-0.481	.00	0.00%	-3.84	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	219	107	Aug 2(2)	DET		BOS	W,6-2	9-GF	S(1)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.83	2.59	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.93	9t 12- 1 out a4	9t end a 4
25	220	110	Aug 6	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS-7	L(6-9)	3	7.0	8	4	3	2	3	0	0	2.88	2.57	29	10	6	1	1	8	48			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.242	.00	0.00%	-0.77	1b start tie	7b 3 out d4
26	221	113	Aug 9(1)	DET	@	SLB	W,9-3	6-GF	S(2)	2	3.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.81	2.54	14	5	3	0	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.078	.00	0.00%	2.02	6b 123 1 out a6	9b end a 6
27	222	117	Aug 12(1)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS-3		2	2.0	4	2	2	4	2	0	0	2.89	2.58	13	2	2	0	1	3	38			0	0	0	8	2	0	1	1	0	0	1.58	-0.220	.00	0.00%	-2.57	1b start tie	3b -23 0 out d2
28	223	121	Aug 15	DET		CHW	L,2-4	GS-8		2	7.2	5	2	2	3	4	0	0	2.86	2.56	31	8	13	4	2	3	62			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.094	.00	0.00%	1.67	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out tie
29	224	130	Aug 28	DET	@	WSH	W,10-7	GS-6		12	5.2	4	6	3	10	3	0	0	2.92	2.68	31	8	6	1	0	4	36			1	1	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.22	-0.354	.00	0.00%	-2.92	1b start tie	6b 123 2 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	225	135	Sep 2(1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	L(6-10)	4	8.2	9	3	3	3	4	1	0	2.93	2.72	38	11	11	0	7	9	55			0	0	0	33	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.97	-0.216	.00	0.00%	0.69	1b start tie	9b 123 2 out d1
31	226	140	Sep 7(1)	DET		SLB	W,5-3	GS-	W(7-10)	4	7.0	9	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.87	2.67	31						58						30					0
32	227	145	Sep 12	DET		PHA	W,6-5	GS-6		4	6.0	5	3	3	3	0	1	0	2.92	2.76	25	14	3	0	0	5	47			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.21	-0.114	.00	0.00%	0.09	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
33	228	148	Sep 14	DET		WSH	L,6-8	5-8	L(7-11)	1	3.0	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	2.96	2.78	14	7	3	1	1	2		2	0	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.62	-0.295	.00	0.00%	-1.34	5t 12- 2 out a1	8t -2- 2 out d2
34	229	151	Sep 20(1)	DET		CLE	L,0-2	GS-8	L(7-12)	5	8.0	7	2	1	1	3	0	0	2.90	2.74	30	18	1	0	0	7	64			2	0	0	28	0	0	0	3	0	1	.98	0.148	.00	0.00%	2.12	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
35	230	155	Sep 26	DET	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS-6	L(7-13)	5	6.0	7	3	3	3	1	0	0	2.94	2.75	26	9	6	0	0	7	44			0	1	0	22	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.17	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.32	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
							17-17		W-L:7-13,Sv:2	3.6	226.2	210	87	74	84	107	9	0	2.94	2.75	954	1.70		5%	5%	181	55	7	14%	13	4	0	852	29	9	6	18	0	15	1.23	0.988	1.66	3.44%	22.08

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