Rube Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: June 27, 1890 in Clinton, NC us

Died: December 12, 1937 in Dothan, AL

Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: June 28, 1910 (Age 20-001d, 3,352nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 7 BB, L

Last Game: September 21, 1925 (Age 35-086d)
vs. BSN 3.2 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: John Cleave Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.8

150

144

ERA

3.09

437

311

2517.1

950

WHIP

1.265

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-21 / in Starts: 8-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	25 (13-5-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (16-10-6)

Most Driven In
B Pinelli	1
B Hargrave	1
C Walker	1
S Bohne	0

Most Driven In By
J Daubert	1
R Bressler	1
E Roush	1
G Burns	1
C Walker	1

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 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	373	6 (5)	Apr 21	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.53	-0.145	3.96	-0.23%	-0.89	P
2	374	11 (4)	Apr 27	CIN		STL	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.046	1.91	-0.08%	-1.14	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
3	375	18 (6)	May 4 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	376	24 (5)	May 15	CIN		BSN	L,0-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	377	26 (1)	May 17	CIN		BSN	L,4-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	378	28 (1)	May 21	CIN		BRO	L,2-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.06	-0.002	.21	0.00%	-0.11	P
7	379	31 (2)	May 24	CIN		NYG	W,6-5	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	9	.78	0.133	2.17	0.22%	1.38	P
8	380	36 (4)	May 28 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,0-6	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	9	1.03	-0.006	2.43	-0.01%	0.02	P
9	381	40 (3)	May 31	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	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
10	382	48 (7)	Jun 11	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	9						P
11	383	50 (1)	Jun 14	CIN	@	NYG	L,6-8	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.300	.633	9	1.94	-0.046	6.63	-0.10%	-0.29	P
12	384	53 (2)	Jun 17	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.429	.300	.729	9	1.77	0.026	3.50	0.03%	0.28	P
13	385	58 (4)	Jun 22	CIN		PIT	W,9-4	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.250	.625	9	.11	-0.006	.08	0.00%	-0.39	P
14	386	63 (4)	Jun 26	CIN		STL	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.368	.267	.635	9	1.06	-0.056	.53	-0.02%	-0.76	P
15	387	68 (4)	Jun 29	CIN		CHC	L,2-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.350	.250	.600	9	.99	-0.025	.88	-0.01%	-0.24	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
16	388	74 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.318	.222	.540	9	.46	-0.023	.22	-0.01%	-0.28	P
17	389	80 (5)	Jul 10	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.320	.286	.606	9	1.54	0.121	.51	0.02%	0.75	P
18	390	85 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.296	.261	.557	9	1.10	-0.061	.39	-0.01%	-0.59	P
19	391	90 (4)	Jul 20	CIN		NYG	W,5-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	9	.56	-0.015	.25	0.00%	0.39	P
20	392	94 (3)	Jul 26	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.281	.250	.531	9	.87	-0.046	.22	-0.01%	-0.46	P
21	393	99 (4)	Jul 30 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.314	.267	.581	9	1.63	0.087	.27	0.01%	0.61	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
22	394	108 (8)	Aug 8	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.333	.290	.624	9	.97	0.041	.59	0.02%	0.38	P
23	395	112 (3)	Aug 11	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.333	.290	.624	9						P
24	396	113	Aug 14	CIN		BRO	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.316	.273	.589	9	1.05	-0.053	.13	0.00%	-0.40	P
25	397	116 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,5-8	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.316	.273	.589	9						P
26	398	120 (3)	Aug 22	CIN		PHI	L,3-5	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.308	.265	.572	9	.75	-0.019	.02	0.00%	-0.24	P
27	399	128 (7)	Aug 30	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.308	.265	.572	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
28	400	131 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	CIN		STL	W,9-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.326	.289	.615	9	.37	0.032	.01	0.00%	-0.33	P
29	401	135 (3)	Sep 6	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	GS-8	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.348	.317	.665	9	.86	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.67	P
30	402	141 (5)	Sep 14	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.348	.317	.665	9						P
31	403	146 (4)	Sep 19	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.262	.340	.310	.650	9						P
32	404	153 (6)	Sep 28 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0	0	.261	.333	.304	.638	9						P
							11-21		51	46	5	12	2	0	0	3	5	0	10	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.333	.304	.638		.94	-0.034	1.03	-0.18%	-1.64

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