Al Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: March 18, 1911 in Noble, OK us

Died: April 14, 1968 in Lynwood, CA

Buried: Park Lawn Memorial Park, Bell Gardens, CA

Debut: April 18, 1934 (Age 23-031d, 7,699th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1952 (Age 41-187d)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: John Alton Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

ERA

3.66

455

167

1688.1

697

WHIP

1.424

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-10 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 11 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	8 (5-3-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 11 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	432	69 (68)	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	433	70	Jul 2	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.014	2.10	-0.03%	-0.21	P
3	434	71	Jul 3	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	435	74 (2)	Jul 5	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	436	78 (3)	Jul 12	BOS		DET	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	437	82 (3)	Jul 15	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.31	-0.008	.89	-0.01%	-0.16	P
7	438	84 (1)	Jul 17	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	439	87 (2)	Jul 20	BOS		CLE	W,8-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	440	94 (6)	Jul 27 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.22	0.001	.76	0.00%	-0.08	P
10	441	96 (1)	Jul 30	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-4	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.54	-0.013	2.48	-0.04%	-0.26	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
11	442	99 (2)	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,10-5	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.12	0.00%	-0.10	P
12	443	103 (3)	Aug 7 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.32	-0.024	.96	-0.04%	-1.40	P
13	444	104	Aug 9	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
14	445	106 (1)	Aug 12	BOS		PHA	L,3-4	12-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.79	-0.044	5.95	-0.09%	-0.16	P
15	446	110 (3)	Aug 15	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	447	113 (2)	Aug 18	BOS		NYY	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						P
17	448	114	Aug 19	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	2.59	0.127	5.39	0.16%	0.72	P
18	449	115	Aug 20	BOS		CLE	L,8-18	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	450	119 (3)	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,2-1	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.19	-0.077	7.61	-0.11%	-0.36	P
20	451	123 (3)	Aug 28	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-6	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.51	-0.079	6.47	-0.20%	-0.77	P
21	452	125 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
22	453	139 (13)	Sep 11	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	454	140	Sep 12	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
24	455	148 (7)	Sep 21	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							14-10		11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2		0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		1.04	-0.132	3.06	-0.37%	-2.77

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