Benny Bengough

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 168lb (170cm, 76kg)

Born: July 27, 1898 in Niagara Falls, NY us

Died: December 22, 1968 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: St. Dominic's Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

School: Niagara University (Lewiston, NY)

Debut: May 18, 1923 (Age 24-295d, 5,744th in major league history)
vs. SLB 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1932 (Age 34-059d)
vs. DET 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Bernard Oliver Bengough

Pronunciation: \ben-goff\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

1125

287

.255

RBI

108

OBP

.295

SLG

.317

OPS

.613

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-10 / in Starts: 19-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 90 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	66 (31-23-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 90 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (29-18-11)

Most Driven In
T Lazzeri	6
M Gazella	1
J Dugan	1
L Gehrig	1
B Meusel	1

Most Driven In By
E Combs	4
U Shocker	1
H Pennock	0
G Pipgras	0
W Moore	0

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 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	162	24 (23)	May 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						C
2	163	35 (10)	May 27 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
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
3	164	73 (37)	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
4	165	80 (6)	Jul 9 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-14	5-GF(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.02	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.47	C
5	166	100 (19)	Jul 30 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	8	1.04	-0.011	.43	0.00%	-0.08	C
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
6	167	102 (1)	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG(6)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	8	.82	-0.002	.38	0.00%	0.02	C
7	168	104 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		DET	W,8-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	8	.47	-0.047	.30	-0.02%	-0.30	C
8	169	107 (2)	Aug 6	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	8	1.74	-0.070	1.23	-0.03%	-0.71	C
9	170	108	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.353	.467	.820	8	1.14	0.177	.78	0.07%	1.77	C
10	171	111 (2)	Aug 11	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.368	.654	8	1.36	-0.144	.98	-0.06%	-0.85	C
11	172	112	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.227	.292	.364	.655	8	1.67	0.022	1.61	0.01%	0.33	C
12	173	115 (2)	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.269	.333	.603	8	1.07	-0.055	.13	0.00%	-0.43	C
13	174	116	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.250	.308	.558	8	1.48	-0.085	.12	0.00%	-0.89	C
14	175	119 (2)	Aug 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.226	.276	.502	8	1.32	-0.118	.06	0.00%	-1.15	C
15	176	122 (2)	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,8-2	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.212	.258	.470	8	1.51	-0.078	.09	0.00%	-0.89	C
16	177	123	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,8-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.206	.250	.456	8	.98	-0.026	.03	0.00%	-0.26	PH
17	178	125 (1)	Aug 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	5	5	1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.256	.378	.635	8	.76	0.072	.00	0.00%	1.26	C
18	179	126	Aug 29	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.279	.415	.694	8	.51	-0.034	.00	0.00%	0.18	C
19	180	127	Aug 31	NYY		BOS	W,10-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	1	.267	.298	.422	.720	8	.17	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.51	C
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
20	181	130 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,11-12	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.280	.396	.676	8	1.05	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.81	C
21	182	132 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.250	.291	.385	.676	8	.63	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-1.29	C
22	183	134 (1)	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-10	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.283	.368	.652	8	1.19	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.86	C
23	184	136 (1)	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.281	.361	.642	8	.46	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
24	185	138 (1)	Sep 11	NYY		SLB	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.269	.344	.612	8	1.13	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
25	186	139	Sep 13 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.268	.338	.606	8	1.40	-0.181	.00	0.00%	-1.41	C
26	187	141 (1)	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.280	.375	.655	8	.50	0.140	.00	0.00%	1.30	C
27	188	142	Sep 15	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.280	.375	.655	8						C
28	189	143	Sep 16	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.266	.355	.621	8	.32	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
29	190	147 (3)	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.277	.354	.632	8	.37	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
30	191	150 (2)	Sep 24	NYY		DET	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.244	.279	.354	.633	8	.84	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.59	C
31	192	154 (3)	Sep 30	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.281	.353	.634	8	1.00	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
							21-10		90	85	6	21	3	3	0	10	4	0	4	0	1		1		0	3	.247	.281	.353	.634		.89	-0.869	.22	-0.04%	-7.89

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