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	10-19 / in Starts: 9-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	41 (16-16-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (16-11-6)

Most Driven In
F McMullin	2
R Schalk	2
C Gandil	2
O Jacobs	1
E Murphy	0
S Risberg	0

Most Driven In By
C Gandil	2
E Collins	0

1918 Batting Game Log

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1918 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	222	7 (6)	Apr 30	CHW	@	CLE	W,13-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0		1		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.56	-0.052	1.83	-0.10%	0.70	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
2	223	13 (5)	May 6	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.95	-0.001	2.71	0.00%	-0.10	P
3	224	14	May 7	CHW		CLE	L,1-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
4	225	19 (4)	May 13	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.72	-0.041	5.82	-0.08%	-0.19	P
5	226	22 (2)	May 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
6	227	32 (9)	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9						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
7	228	37 (4)	Jun 4	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.30	0.142	5.15	0.34%	0.52	P
8	229	44 (6)	Jun 12	CHW		BOS	L,0-7	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9	2.23	-0.048	12.06	-0.16%	-0.32	P
9	230	45	Jun 13	CHW		BOS	L,0-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
10	231	49 (3)	Jun 17	CHW		WSH	L,1-2	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
11	232	53 (3)	Jun 22	CHW		CLE	L,3-4	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.59	-0.014	1.59	-0.02%	-0.13	P
12	233	54	Jun 23	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
13	234	60 (5)	Jun 28 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,6-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.29	0.195	1.11	0.10%	1.50	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
14	235	64 (3)	Jul 1 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.188	.188	.188	.375	9	1.29	-0.065	.86	-0.03%	-0.45	P
15	236	67 (2)	Jul 3	CHW		DET	W,9-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.188	.188	.188	.375	9						P
16	237	69 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.158	.158	.158	.316	9						P
17	238	74 (4)	Jul 9 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.261	.261	.304	.565	9	.70	0.127	.44	0.05%	1.40	P
18	239	77 (2)	Jul 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG(7)	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.308	.308	.346	.654	9	.78	0.038	.69	0.02%	0.35	P
19	240	80 (2)	Jul 16	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-4	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.308	.308	.346	.654	9						P
20	241	82 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.296	.296	.333	.630	9	1.46	-0.055	.55	-0.01%	-0.35	P
21	242	83	Jul 19	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	5-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.286	.286	.321	.607	9	.09	-0.005	.03	0.00%	-0.24	P
22	243	86 (2)	Jul 22	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.281	.531	9	1.77	-0.192	.12	-0.01%	-1.13	P
23	244	91 (4)	Jul 29	CHW		WSH	W,1-0	CG(13)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.216	.216	.243	.459	9	2.07	-0.237	.06	0.00%	-1.31	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
24	245	95 (3)	Aug 3 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,10-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.200	.200	.225	.425	9	.22	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-1.08	P
25	246	99 (3)	Aug 5	CHW		PHA	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.195	.195	.220	.415	9	1.78	-0.070	.01	0.00%	-0.56	P
26	247	111 (11)	Aug 17 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-7	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.209	.209	.233	.442	9	.50	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.31	P
27	248	114 (2)	Aug 22	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.217	.217	.239	.457	9	1.03	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
28	249	117 (2)	Aug 24 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.204	.204	.224	.429	9	2.44	-0.178	.00	0.00%	-1.21	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
29	250	122 (4)	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,5-8	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0				0		.216	.216	.235	.451	9						P
							10-19		55	51	3	11	1	0	0	8	0	0	15	0	3		1		0		.216	.216	.235	.451		1.17	-0.529	1.15	0.09%	-2.59

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