Ben Cantwell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 168lb (185cm, 76kg)

Born: April 13, 1902 in Milan, TN us

Died: December 4, 1962 in Salem, MO

Buried: North Lawn Cemetery, Salem, MO

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: August 19, 1927 (Age 25-128d, 6,587th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1937 (Age 35-163d)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.8

108

ERA

3.91

316

163

1534.0

348

WHIP

1.318

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-22 / in Starts: 5-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	13 (9-2-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (10-6-4)

Most Driven In
G Harper	1
A Cohen	1

Most Driven In By
J Smith	1
M Ott	1
A Reese	1
E Brown	1

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 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	6	2 (1)	Apr 13	NYG		BSN	W,7-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	7	6 (3)	Apr 19	NYG		BSN	L,8-9	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.22	0.068	3.74	0.12%	1.05	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
3	8	15 (8)	May 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-11	3-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.58	0.025	2.32	0.06%	0.61	P
4	9	33 (17)	May 25	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	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
5	10	41 (7)	Jun 2	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
6	11	45 (3)	Jun 8	NYG		STL	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
7	12	47 (1)	Jun 10	NYG		CIN	L,0-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
				Player went from New York Giants to Boston Braves
8	13	54	Jun 18 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,0-12	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.26	-0.007	.04	0.00%	-0.16	P
9	14	59 (4)	Jun 25	BSN		BRO	L,3-9	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.98	0.012	.07	0.00%	-0.12	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
10	15	64 (4)	Jul 1	BSN	@	BRO	W,8-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
11	16	66 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,5-4	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.444	.444	.444	.889	9						P
12	17	69 (2)	Jul 4	BSN		PHI	L,6-10	0-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.385	.385	.385	.769	9						P
13	18	73 (3)	Jul 9	BSN	@	STL	L,5-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.385	.385	.769	9						P
14	19	75 (1)	Jul 11	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.385	.385	.769	9						P
15	20	78 (2)	Jul 16	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-8	5-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.18	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
16	21	82 (3)	Jul 20	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	8						P
17	22	88 (5)	Jul 30 (1)	BSN		PIT	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9						P
18	23	89	Jul 30 (2)	BSN		PIT	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	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
19	24	97 (7)	Aug 10	BSN	@	BRO	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9						P
20	25	100 (2)	Aug 14	BSN	@	STL	L,1-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
21	26	105 (4)	Aug 19	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-4	4-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	.80	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
22	27	111 (5)	Aug 25	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-7	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.48	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
23	28	115 (3)	Aug 29	BSN	@	NYG	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.60	0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.25	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
24	29	121 (5)	Sep 2	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.95	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
25	30	128 (6)	Sep 8 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,6-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
26	31	132 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,6-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	.80	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
27	32	138 (5)	Sep 15 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.207	.207	.414	9	.17	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
28	33	143 (4)	Sep 20 (2)	BSN		CIN	W,9-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.212	.212	.212	.424	9						P
29	34	148 (4)	Sep 24 (1)	BSN		PIT	L,1-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.212	.212	.424	9						P
							7-22		33	33	5	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.212	.212	.424		.80	-0.009	.57	0.18%	-0.62

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