Benny Kauff

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 157lb (173cm, 71kg)

Born: January 5, 1890 in Pomeroy, OH us

Died: November 17, 1961 in Columbus, OH

Buried: Union Cemetery, Columbus, OH

Debut: April 20, 1912 (Age 22-106d, 3,654th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 2, 1920 (Age 30-179d)
vs. BSN 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: Bennie Michael Kauff

Pronunciation: \cowf\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.0

3094

961

.311

521

RBI

455

234

OBP

.389

SLG

.450

OPS

.838

OPS+

149

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 23	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 24	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
4	4	Apr 28	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 30	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	6	May 2	NYG		PHI	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
7	7	May 3	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	May 4	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	May 6	NYG		BSN	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
10	10	May 8	NYG		BSN	L,2-3	CG	48	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	May 11	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
12	12	May 12	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	13	May 13	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
14	14	May 14	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
15	15	May 15	NYG		CHC	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 16	NYG		CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
17	17	May 18	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 19	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	19	May 20	NYG		CIN	W,7-5	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
20	20	May 23	NYG		STL	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 24	NYG		STL	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	22	May 25	NYG		STL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 26	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 27	NYG		PIT	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
25	25	May 28	NYG		PIT	L,2-6	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 29	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	27	May 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	28	May 30 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	29	May 31	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	30	Jun 1	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	Jun 2 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	2	6	1
32	32	Jun 2 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	33	Jun 3	NYG		PHI	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	34	Jun 4	NYG		PHI	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
35	35	Jun 6	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	36	Jun 7	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	Jun 10	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	38	Jun 11	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	39	Jun 12	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	40	Jun 13	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
41	41	Jun 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
42	42	Jun 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	43	Jun 16	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	44	Jun 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	45	Jun 18	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	46	Jun 19	NYG	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	47	Jun 20	NYG	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	48	Jun 21	NYG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	49	Jun 22	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
50	50	Jun 24 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
51	51	Jun 24 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
52	52	Jun 25	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	53	Jun 28 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	54	Jun 28 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	50	14.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	55	Jun 30	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-4	CG	44	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	56	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
57	57	Jul 2	NYG		BRO	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
58	58	Jul 3	NYG		BRO	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
59	59	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	60	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	61	Jul 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	62	Jul 7 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	63	Jul 7 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	36	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	64	Jul 8	NYG		STL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	65	Jul 9	NYG		STL	L,8-12	CG	49	9.0	1	0	2	3	0
66	66	Jul 11	NYG		STL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	67	Jul 12	NYG		PIT	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	68	Jul 13	NYG		PIT	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	69	Jul 14	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
70	70	Jul 17	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	71	Jul 19	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
72	72	Jul 23	NYG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	73	Jul 24	NYG		BSN	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	74	Jul 25	NYG		BSN	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	75	Jul 26	NYG		BSN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	76	Jul 27	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	77	Jul 28	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	78	Jul 29 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	79	Jul 29 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
80	80	Jul 30 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	81	Jul 30 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	82	Jul 31	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	83	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
84	84	Aug 2	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	85	Aug 3	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	86	Aug 5	NYG	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
87	87	Aug 6	NYG	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	88	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	89	Aug 8	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	90	Aug 9	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	91	Aug 10	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	92	Aug 12	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
93	93	Aug 13 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	94	Aug 13 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	95	Aug 14 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	54	14.0	6	0	0	6	0
96	96	Aug 14 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
97	97	Aug 15 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	98	Aug 15 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	99	Aug 16	NYG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	100	Aug 19 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	101	Aug 19 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	102	Aug 20 (1)	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	103	Aug 20 (2)	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
104	104	Aug 21	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	105	Aug 22	NYG		STL	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
106	106	Aug 23	NYG		PIT	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	107	Aug 24	NYG		PIT	W,1-0	CG	35	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	108	Aug 26 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	109	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	110	Aug 27	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	111	Aug 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-14	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	112	Aug 29	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-1	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
113	113	Aug 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	114	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	115	Sep 1	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	116	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
117	117	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
118	118	Sep 6	NYG		BRO	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
119	119	Sep 7 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	0	10.0	3	1	1	5	0
120	120	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	121	Sep 9 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	122	Sep 9 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
123	123	Sep 10	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	124	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	125	Sep 12	NYG	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	126	Sep 13	NYG	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	127	Sep 14	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	128	Sep 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
129	129	Sep 16	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
130	130	Sep 18	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	131	Sep 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	132	Sep 20	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
133	138 (5)	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
134	139	Sep 28 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							134gm			302	17	17	336	3