Benn Karr

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: November 28, 1893 in Mount Pleasant, MS us

Died: December 8, 1968 in Memphis, TN

Buried: Crittendon Memorial Park, Marion, AR

High School: Mount Pleasant HS (Mount Pleasant, MS)

Debut: April 20, 1920 (Age 26-144d, 5,031st in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 1927 (Age 33-217d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: Benjamin Joyce Karr

Nicknames: Baldy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

ERA

4.60

177

780.1

180

WHIP

1.513

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-23 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	36 (17-14-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (15-9-6)

Most Driven In
L Sewell	2
E Padgett	1
G Myatt	1

Most Driven In By
C Jamieson	2
F Spurgeon	2
T Speaker	1
J Sewell	1

1926 Batting Game Log

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1926 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	214	2 (1)	Apr 16	CLE	@	DET	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	215	7 (4)	Apr 21	CLE		DET	W,12-2	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	9	.32	-0.038	1.04	-0.08%	0.46	P
3	216	10 (2)	Apr 25	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-11	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	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	217	17 (6)	May 2	CLE		CHW	L,3-8	2-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9	1.32	-0.091	4.92	-0.20%	-1.10	P
5	218	20 (2)	May 5	CLE		SLB	L,5-11	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9						P
6	219	26 (5)	May 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,9-13	4-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.625	1.069	9	1.00	0.054	3.97	0.13%	0.83	P
7	220	29 (2)	May 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,12-5	5-GF	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	9	1.16	0.050	3.80	0.10%	0.63	P
8	221	32 (2)	May 20	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-10	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	9						P
9	222	34 (1)	May 22	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-5	6-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.538	.727	1.266	9	.30	0.045	1.08	0.10%	1.10	P
10	223	38 (3)	May 26	CLE		DET	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.533	.769	1.303	9	.57	0.107	1.68	0.19%	0.84	P
11	224	39	May 27	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-8	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.714	1.214	9	.98	-0.026	2.32	-0.04%	-0.26	P
12	225	44 (4)	May 31 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	9-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.625	1.069	9	4.38	-0.230	8.55	-0.27%	-1.04	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
13	226	47 (2)	Jun 3	CLE		DET	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.625	1.069	9						P
14	227	50 (2)	Jun 6	CLE		NYY	L,5-6	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.400	.556	.956	9	.84	-0.043	2.02	-0.06%	-0.43	P
15	228	54 (3)	Jun 10	CLE		WSH	L,3-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.400	.556	.956	9						P
16	229	58 (3)	Jun 15	CLE		PHA	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.400	.556	.956	9						P
17	230	61 (2)	Jun 19	CLE		BOS	L,3-8	3-GF	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.381	.435	.619	1.054	9	.69	0.078	1.16	0.08%	0.37	P
18	231	65 (3)	Jun 23	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.417	.591	1.008	8	1.53	-0.040	3.07	-0.05%	-0.24	PH
19	232	67 (1)	Jun 26 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.542	.926	9	.60	-0.034	.91	-0.03%	-0.51	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	233	73 (5)	Jul 1	CLE	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.323	.448	.771	9	1.13	-0.146	1.51	-0.12%	-1.86	P
21	234	79 (5)	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.250	.294	.406	.700	9	.64	-0.048	1.06	-0.05%	-0.45	P
22	235	85 (5)	Jul 13	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.316	.400	.716	9	.75	-0.002	1.30	0.00%	-0.16	P
23	236	90 (4)	Jul 18	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.389	.697	9	.73	-0.019	1.53	-0.02%	-0.17	P
24	237	96 (5)	Jul 24	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-6	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.300	.378	.678	9	1.58	-0.042	5.56	-0.09%	-0.47	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
25	238	104 (7)	Aug 3 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,7-8	4-10	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.302	.375	.677	9	1.50	-0.053	3.98	-0.08%	-0.29	P
26	239	108 (3)	Aug 6	CLE		NYY	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.302	.375	.677	9						P
27	240	110 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,2-9	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.283	.349	.631	9	.14	-0.011	.17	-0.01%	-0.95	P
28	241	116 (5)	Aug 15 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,7-11	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.283	.349	.631	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
29	242	131 (14)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		DET	W,8-7	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.277	.341	.618	9	.72	-0.018	2.78	-0.04%	-0.17	P
30	243	135 (3)	Sep 7	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.277	.341	.618	9						P
31	244	136	Sep 8	CLE	@	DET	L,7-10	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.277	.341	.618	9						P
							8-23		48	44	8	10	5	0	0	4	3	0	6	0	0		1		0	0	.227	.277	.341	.618		.98	-0.507	2.37	-0.55%	-3.86

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