Larry Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: November 20, 1897 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 3, 1953 in Amberley, OH

Buried: St. Joseph Old Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: April 19, 1923 (Age 25-150d, 5,706th in major league history)
vs. NYG 8.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 16, 1935 (Age 37-269d)
vs. CIN 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Lawrence James Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.5

128

ERA

4.03

455

261

2297.0

670

WHIP

1.415

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-26 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	11 (7-3-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
P Whitney	1

Most Driven In By
T Thompson	1

1935 Batting Game Log

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1935 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	434	8 (7)	Apr 25	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	435	9	Apr 26	BSN	@	BRO	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	436	12 (2)	Apr 29	BSN		PHI	W,7-5	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	2.15	-0.079	3.69	-0.08%	-0.37	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	437	13	May 4	BSN		STL	L,0-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
5	438	15 (1)	May 6	BSN		PIT	L,6-8	3-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.21	-0.036	1.78	-0.03%	-0.30	P
6	439	18 (2)	May 11	BSN		CHC	L,7-14	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.02	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.15	P
7	440	23 (4)	May 19	BSN	@	STL	L,3-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
8	441	26 (2)	May 23	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
9	442	28 (1)	May 25	BSN	@	PIT	L,7-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
10	443	30 (1)	May 27	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-9	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
11	444	34 (3)	May 30 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
12	445	35	May 31 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,3-15	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	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
13	446	45 (9)	Jun 14 (1)	BSN		STL	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.51	-0.013	.01	0.00%	-0.23	P
14	447	47 (1)	Jun 16 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,6-7	4-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.59	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.19	P
15	448	53 (5)	Jun 21	BSN		CHC	L,3-11	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.52	-0.026	.01	0.00%	-0.46	P
16	449	54	Jun 22 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
17	450	62 (7)	Jun 27 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,7-8	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
18	451	64 (1)	Jun 29	BSN		PHI	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
19	452	66 (1)	Jun 30 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,5-15	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						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	453	68 (1)	Jul 3	BSN	@	BRO	L,6-13	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.59	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
21	454	70 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,3-12	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
22	455	72 (1)	Jul 6 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-15	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
23	456	79 (6)	Jul 15	BSN	@	STL	L,6-13	3-GF	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.235	.458	9	.06	0.003	.00	0.00%	1.68	P
24	457	84 (4)	Jul 20 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-14	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
25	458	92 (7)	Jul 28 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,11-10	6-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	9	.23	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.25	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
26	459	98 (5)	Aug 4 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	9						P
27	460	100 (1)	Aug 5	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-9	3-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	9	.83	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
28	461	104 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	9						P
29	462	110 (5)	Aug 16 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	3						P
							3-26		23	20	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	2		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488		.68	-0.188	.61	-0.11%	-0.68

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