Larry Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: November 20, 1897 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 3, 1953 in Amberley, OH

Buried: St. Joseph Old Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: April 19, 1923 (Age 25-150d, 5,706th in major league history)
vs. NYG 8.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 16, 1935 (Age 37-269d)
vs. CIN 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Lawrence James Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.5

128

ERA

4.03

455

261

2297.0

670

WHIP

1.415

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-24 / in Starts: 11-20
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 88 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	67 (29-24-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 88 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	59 (29-18-11)

Most Driven In
T Jackson	4
A Cohen	2
E Roush	1
Self	1
B Terry	0
S Hogan	0

Most Driven In By
F Fitzsimmons	1
Self	1
E Roush	0

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	227	1	Apr 18	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-9	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	9	.73	0.075	1.98	0.12%	1.71	P
2	228	3 (1)	Apr 23	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	GS-11	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.667	.833	9	2.66	-0.250	8.54	-0.48%	-1.75	P
3	229	6 (2)	Apr 27	NYG		BSN	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.667	.833	9						P
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
4	230	12 (5)	May 7	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.500	.700	9	2.12	-0.181	4.96	-0.26%	-1.13	P
5	231	16 (3)	May 11	NYG		CHC	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.154	.154	.385	.538	9	.65	-0.054	1.22	-0.06%	-0.88	P
6	232	20 (3)	May 16 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.93	-0.001	1.23	0.00%	-0.20	P
7	233	23 (2)	May 18 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
8	234	26 (2)	May 22 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.235	.235	.412	.647	9	.97	0.038	.86	0.02%	0.37	P
9	235	30 (3)	May 25	NYG		BSN	W,10-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.333	.524	9	.35	-0.041	.40	-0.03%	-1.11	P
10	236	33 (2)	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.318	.500	9	.75	-0.020	1.11	-0.02%	-0.20	P
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
11	237	37 (3)	Jun 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.269	.423	9	.83	-0.087	1.86	-0.12%	-1.35	P
12	238	41 (3)	Jun 6	NYG	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.267	.433	9	1.21	-0.010	3.64	-0.02%	-0.35	P
13	239	45 (3)	Jun 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.258	.419	9	.77	-0.023	2.06	-0.04%	-0.26	P
14	240	49 (3)	Jun 14	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.229	.371	9	.58	-0.063	1.69	-0.11%	-1.32	P
15	241	52 (2)	Jun 18 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.229	.371	9						P
16	242	54 (1)	Jun 19 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,15-14	3-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.132	.211	.342	9	1.38	-0.112	3.25	-0.16%	-1.16	P
17	243	58 (3)	Jun 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,12-6	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.128	.128	.205	.333	9	.18	-0.008	.61	-0.02%	-0.20	P
18	244	62 (3)	Jun 25	NYG		BRO	L,10-12	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.116	.116	.186	.302	9	.78	-0.095	2.82	-0.21%	-1.88	P
19	245	68 (5)	Jun 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	1.33	0.037	5.39	0.09%	0.43	P
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
20	246	73 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.120	.120	.180	.300	9						P
21	247	75 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,8-0	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.120	.180	.300	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
22	248	77 (1)	Jul 8	NYG		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.113	.113	.170	.283	9	.66	-0.050	2.38	-0.11%	-0.96	P
23	249	82 (4)	Jul 12	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.123	.175	.298	9	1.60	-0.165	6.56	-0.41%	-1.30	P
24	250	85 (2)	Jul 14 (2)	NYG		STL	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.123	.175	.298	9						P
25	251	88 (2)	Jul 17	NYG		STL	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.121	.172	.293	9	2.99	-0.080	6.43	-0.10%	-0.84	P
26	252	91 (2)	Jul 20 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,8-4	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.121	.172	.293	8						PR
27	253	92	Jul 21	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.119	.169	.288	9	.51	-0.014	1.13	-0.02%	-0.13	P
28	254	95 (2)	Jul 25	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.129	.164	.293	9	.58	0.002	.80	0.00%	-0.07	P
29	255	99 (3)	Jul 29	NYG	@	STL	W,11-2	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.149	.197	.346	9	.38	0.033	.19	0.01%	0.90	P
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
30	256	102 (2)	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.141	.186	.327	9	.39	-0.057	.23	-0.02%	-1.84	P
31	257	104 (1)	Aug 5	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.141	.186	.327	9						P
32	258	106 (1)	Aug 7	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.137	.181	.318	9	.59	-0.032	.47	-0.02%	-0.34	P
33	259	110 (3)	Aug 12	NYG		CIN	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.132	.173	.305	9	1.36	-0.113	.36	-0.02%	-0.90	P
34	260	115 (4)	Aug 18	NYG		CHC	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.117	.128	.169	.297	9	.91	-0.049	.13	0.00%	-0.41	P
35	261	118 (2)	Aug 21	NYG		CHC	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.127	.167	.293	9	.75	-0.022	.03	0.00%	-0.27	P
36	262	122 (3)	Aug 25	NYG		PIT	W,10-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.110	.120	.159	.279	9	.45	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-1.41	P
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
37	263	126 (3)	Sep 1	NYG		BSN	L,4-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.119	.157	.276	9	.77	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
38	264	129 (2)	Sep 4	NYG		BSN	L,7-8	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.119	.157	.276	9						P
39	265	132 (2)	Sep 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.106	.116	.153	.269	9	1.15	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
40	266	138 (5)	Sep 15 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.105	.115	.151	.266	9						P
41	267	141 (2)	Sep 19	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.115	.151	.266	9						P
							17-24		88	86	2	9	1	0	1	8	1	0	13	0	1		1		0	1	.105	.115	.151	.266		.99	-1.491	2.26	-1.96%	-17.59

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