Joe Benz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: January 21, 1886 in New Alsace, IN us

Died: April 22, 1957 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Alsip, IL

Debut: August 16, 1911 (Age 25-207d, 3,564th in major league history)
vs. DET 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 0 BB

Last Game: May 2, 1919 (Age 33-101d)
vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: Joseph Louis Benz

Nicknames: Blitzen or Butcher Boy

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1917 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.3

ERA

2.43

251

163

1359.2

539

WHIP

1.147

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-8 / in Starts: 10-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	20 (12-7-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
R Schalk	0
S Risberg	0

Most Driven In By
E Collins	1
F McMullin	1
B Weaver	0

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 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	203	21 (20)	May 6 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,0-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.07	-0.051	3.37	-0.10%	-0.36	P
2	204	23 (1)	May 8 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,9-7	3-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.09	-0.060	3.38	-0.11%	-0.35	P
3	205	30 (6)	May 15	CHW		PHA	W,11-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.06	-0.005	.18	-0.01%	-0.68	P
4	206	35 (4)	May 20	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.22	-0.059	6.03	-0.18%	-0.28	P
5	207	38 (2)	May 25	CHW		WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.56	-0.053	2.42	-0.14%	-0.98	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
6	208	44 (5)	Jun 5	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.71	-0.016	3.11	-0.04%	-0.12	P
7	209	47 (2)	Jun 8	CHW	@	WSH	W,11-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		0		0		.150	.150	.150	.300	9	.44	-0.031	1.92	-0.08%	-0.99	P
8	210	51 (3)	Jun 13	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.150	.150	.150	.300	8						P
9	211	59 (7)	Jun 23	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.41	-0.010	2.17	-0.03%	-0.08	P
10	212	61 (1)	Jun 26 (1)	CHW		DET	L,2-9	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
11	213	67 (5)	Jun 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9						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
12	214	73 (5)	Jul 5	CHW	@	DET	L,6-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
13	215	86 (12)	Jul 18 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,4-0	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.174	.174	.217	.391	9	.86	-0.028	4.61	-0.09%	0.41	P
14	216	95 (8)	Jul 26	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.174	.174	.217	.391	9						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
15	217	104 (8)	Aug 4 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,7-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.174	.174	.217	.391	9						P
16	218	109 (4)	Aug 9	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.240	.440	9	1.48	0.038	8.85	0.14%	0.40	P
17	219	129 (19)	Aug 29 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,11-1	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.240	.440	9						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
18	220	149 (19)	Sep 22	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.179	.179	.214	.393	9	.60	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
19	221	153 (3)	Sep 27	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0		.161	.161	.194	.355	9	.31	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.79	P
							11-8		34	31	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	3		0		0		.161	.161	.194	.355		.66	-0.341	2.58	-0.64%	-4.25

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