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.

1918 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1918 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYG		BRO	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
2	2	Apr 17	NYG		BRO	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 19	NYG		BRO	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 20	NYG		BSN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 22	NYG		BSN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 23	NYG		BSN	W,9-2	GS	34	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
7	7	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 25	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
10	10	Apr 27	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	11	Apr 29	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	Apr 30	NYG	@	PHI	W,15-0	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 2	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	14	May 3	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
15	15	May 4	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 6	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 7	NYG		PHI	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 8	NYG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 9	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 10	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 11	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 14	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	23	May 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	24	May 16	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
25	25	May 17	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
26	26	May 18	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 19	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
28	28	May 20	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 21	NYG	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
30	30	May 23	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	53	14.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 25	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
32	32	May 26	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
33	33	May 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	34	May 29	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	35	May 30	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	36	May 31	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	37	Jun 1	NYG		PIT	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	Jun 3	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	39	Jun 4	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	40	Jun 5	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	41	Jun 6	NYG		STL	L,6-12	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	42	Jun 8 (1)	NYG		STL	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	Jun 8 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-4	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	44	Jun 11	NYG		CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
45	45	Jun 12	NYG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	46	Jun 13	NYG		CHC	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 14	NYG		CHC	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	48	Jun 15	NYG		CIN	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	4	1	1	6	1
49	49	Jun 17	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
50	50	Jun 18	NYG		CIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	51	Jun 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	48	12.2	1	0	0	1	0
52	52	Jun 20	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
53	53	Jun 21	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	54	Jun 22	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	107 (52)	Aug 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
56	108	Aug 16	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
57	109	Aug 17	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	10.1	2	1	1	4	0
58	110	Aug 19 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	111	Aug 19 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
60	112	Aug 20	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-10	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
61	113	Aug 21	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	114	Aug 22	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	115	Aug 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	116	Aug 26 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	117	Aug 26 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	118	Aug 28	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
67	119	Aug 29	NYG		BRO	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							67gm			150	10	8	168	4