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	12-31 / in Starts: 7-19
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	62 (36-17-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (27-16-10)

Most Driven In
L Durocher	3
H Ford	2
A Reese	1
S Hogan	1
Self	1
J Gooch	0

Most Driven In By
F Leach	1
Self	1
C Walker	1

1930 Batting Game Log

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1930 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	268	5 (4)	Apr 26 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-2	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0					9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
2	269	9 (3)	Apr 29	NYG		BRO	L,15-19	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	270	10	Apr 30	NYG		BRO	L,4-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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	271	13 (2)	May 4	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.059	3.38	-0.12%	-0.49	P
5	272	16 (2)	May 7	NYG	@	PIT	L,8-16	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.031	4.23	-0.08%	-0.58	P
6	273	21 (4)	May 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,14-12	GS-7	5	4	2	3	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.857	1.357	9	.34	0.013	1.55	0.04%	2.37	P
7	274	25 (3)	May 17 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.857	1.357	8						P
8	275	28 (2)	May 20	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.364	.600	.964	9	1.37	-0.118	4.70	-0.24%	-1.00	P
				Player went from New York Giants to Cincinnati Reds
9	276	33	May 25 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.462	.747	9	1.84	-0.248	1.18	-0.10%	-2.09	P
10	277	38 (4)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.429	.695	9	.80	-0.024	.60	-0.01%	-0.28	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	278	40 (1)	Jun 1 (1)	CIN		STL	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.429	.695	9						P
12	279	42 (1)	Jun 3	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.400	.650	9	1.97	-0.031	1.87	-0.02%	-0.35	P
13	280	47 (4)	Jun 8 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,2-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.400	.650	9						P
14	281	49 (1)	Jun 12	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.400	.650	9						P
15	282	51 (1)	Jun 14	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.353	.575	9	1.26	-0.068	.39	-0.01%	-0.68	P
16	283	57 (5)	Jun 20	CIN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.350	.588	9	.90	-0.012	.26	0.00%	-0.26	P
17	284	62 (4)	Jun 24	CIN		NYG	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.348	.598	9	.93	-0.087	.05	0.00%	-1.02	P
18	285	64 (1)	Jun 27	CIN		BSN	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.240	.333	.573	9	1.11	-0.030	.08	0.00%	-0.13	P
19	286	67 (2)	Jun 29 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,3-10	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.308	.530	9	1.52	-0.083	.12	0.00%	-0.97	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	287	68	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-15	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.179	.207	.286	.493	9						P
21	288	72 (3)	Jul 6 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,8-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.207	.286	.493	9						P
22	289	76 (3)	Jul 12 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.303	.538	9	.81	0.028	.07	0.00%	1.99	P
23	290	79 (2)	Jul 15	CIN	@	NYG	W,14-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.229	.294	.523	9	.12	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-0.35	P
24	291	83 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.211	.231	.289	.520	9	.71	-0.088	.16	-0.01%	-1.33	P
25	292	88 (4)	Jul 23 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.220	.275	.495	9	.85	-0.063	.32	-0.01%	-0.91	P
26	293	93 (4)	Jul 27	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.209	.262	.471	9	1.29	-0.072	.15	-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
27	294	98 (4)	Aug 2	CIN		STL	L,8-9	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.234	.267	.501	9	.61	0.031	.01	0.00%	0.35	P
28	295	101 (2)	Aug 8	CIN		PHI	L,5-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.224	.255	.480	9	.75	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
29	296	103 (1)	Aug 10 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,0-18	5-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.240	.255	.495	9	.05	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
30	297	106 (2)	Aug 13	CIN		NYG	L,6-7	GS-10	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.204	.250	.306	.556	9	.94	0.156	.00	0.00%	1.40	P
31	298	110 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.333	.611	9	.43	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.58	P
32	299	111	Aug 17 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,8-9	13-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.333	.611	9						P
33	300	115 (3)	Aug 22	CIN		BRO	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.259	.309	.568	9	.63	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-1.20	P
34	301	120 (4)	Aug 26	CIN		STL	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.262	.298	.561	9	.57	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
35	302	125 (4)	Aug 30 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.266	.300	.566	9	1.09	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.57	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
36	303	130 (4)	Sep 4	CIN	@	STL	L,2-13	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.273	.306	.579	9	.97	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
37	304	133 (2)	Sep 7 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.273	.306	.579	9						P
38	305	134	Sep 9	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0	0	.212	.257	.288	.545	9						P
39	306	138 (3)	Sep 13	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.257	.288	.545	9						P
40	307	140 (1)	Sep 15	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-13	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.254	.284	.537	9	.60	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
41	308	141	Sep 17 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,3-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.250	.279	.529	9	.23	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
42	309	144 (2)	Sep 20 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.243	.271	.515	9	1.13	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.93	P
43	310	152 (7)	Sep 26	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.234	.260	.494	9	1.19	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-1.00	P
							12-31		80	73	3	14	0	1	1	8	4	0	17	0	2		0		0	0	.192	.234	.260	.494		.87	-1.133	.59	-0.58%	-9.37

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