Ben Sankey

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 155lb (178cm, 70kg)

Born: September 2, 1907 in Nauvoo, AL us

Died: October 14, 2001 in Washington, GA

Buried: Resthaven Cemetery, Augusta, GA

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: October 5, 1929 (Age 22-033d, 6,976th in major league history)
vs. STL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1931 (Age 24-025d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: Benjamin Turner Sankey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

169

.213

RBI

OBP

.281

SLG

.284

OPS

.565

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-31 / in Starts: 18-20
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	47 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 152 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	100 (43-34-23) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 152 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	102 (51-32-18)

Most Driven In
P Waner	5
T Piet	3
B Regan	2
E Phillips	2
A Comorosky	1

Most Driven In By
L Waner	7
E Brame	3
E Phillips	2
H Finney	2

1931 Batting Game Log

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1931 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	16	15 (14)	May 1	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	9-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8	4.79	0.266	9.56	0.32%	0.64	SS
2	17	19 (3)	May 6	PIT		STL	L,5-6	9-GF(13)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	6	3.28	0.001	8.90	0.00%	0.08	2B
3	18	28 (8)	May 19	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	8						SS
4	19	29	May 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,7-11	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.625	.667	1.292	8	1.38	0.102	2.59	0.12%	1.68	SS
5	20	30	May 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.500	.500	1.000	8	.81	-0.041	1.44	-0.04%	-0.41	SS
6	21	31	May 24	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-7	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.273	.429	.364	.792	8	.98	-0.078	1.84	-0.09%	-1.99	SS
7	22	32	May 25	PIT	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.444	.357	.802	8	1.34	0.061	2.63	0.07%	0.45	SS
8	23	33	May 26	PIT	@	STL	L,9-11	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.429	.353	.782	8	1.21	-0.088	2.89	-0.13%	-1.07	SS
9	24	34	May 27	PIT	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.440	.381	.821	8	.44	-0.025	.84	-0.03%	0.19	SS
10	25	35	May 28	PIT	@	STL	W,11-8	CG(7)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.414	.360	.774	8	.72	-0.057	1.50	-0.07%	-0.59	SS
11	26	36	May 29	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.364	.310	.674	8	1.00	-0.104	2.23	-0.14%	-0.67	SS
12	27	37	May 30 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,2-9	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.389	.323	.711	8	.31	0.018	.61	0.02%	0.41	SS
13	28	38	May 30 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.314	.400	.371	.771	8	1.41	0.045	2.46	0.05%	0.90	SS
14	29	39	May 31	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.395	.368	.764	8	.49	0.008	.74	0.01%	-0.17	SS
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
15	30	40	Jun 2	PIT		BSN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.383	.405	.788	8	1.75	0.011	2.03	0.01%	0.63	SS
16	31	41	Jun 3	PIT		BSN	L,3-4	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.380	.386	.766	8	1.15	-0.106	1.36	-0.08%	-0.37	SS
17	32	42	Jun 4	PIT		BSN	W,2-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.385	.378	.762	8	1.52	-0.105	1.65	-0.07%	-0.65	SS
18	33	43	Jun 5	PIT		BSN	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.357	.347	.704	8	.74	-0.078	.93	-0.06%	-1.00	SS
19	34	44	Jun 6	PIT		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.339	.327	.666	8	1.14	-0.087	1.15	-0.05%	-0.44	SS
20	35	45	Jun 9	PIT		PHI	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.365	.382	.747	8	1.68	0.141	1.86	0.09%	1.22	SS
21	36	47 (1)	Jun 11	PIT		NYG	L,6-8	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.365	.382	.747	8						SS
22	37	55 (7)	Jun 20 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.343	.356	.699	2	.59	-0.059	.17	-0.01%	-0.65	2B
23	38	56	Jun 21	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-4	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.338	.350	.688	8	4.95	-0.137	1.25	-0.02%	-0.50	SS
24	39	63 (6)	Jun 27 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.338	.350	.688	8						SS
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
25	40	68 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT		STL	W,9-8	7-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.333	.344	.678	8	1.39	-0.034	.17	0.00%	-0.16	SS
26	41	70 (1)	Jul 5	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.333	.344	.678	8						SS
27	42	79 (8)	Jul 14 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.343	.344	.687	8	4.12	-0.010	.11	0.00%	0.17	SS
28	43	82 (2)	Jul 17	PIT		PHI	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.338	.339	.677	9	.90	-0.023	.08	0.00%	-0.23	PH
29	44	84 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	PIT		BSN	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.338	.339	.677	8						SS
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
30	45	100 (15)	Aug 5 (2)	PIT		STL	L,2-16	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.333	.333	.667	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH 3B
31	46	103 (2)	Aug 8	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.333	.333	.667	8						SS
32	47	108 (4)	Aug 12 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.329	.328	.657	9	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
33	48	117 (8)	Aug 20 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.324	.323	.647	9	4.62	-0.106	.01	0.00%	-0.36	PH
34	49	123 (5)	Aug 25 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.324	.323	.647	7						SS
35	50	126 (2)	Aug 27 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,4-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.324	.323	.647	4						3B
36	51	130 (3)	Aug 30 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.320	.318	.638	9	.95	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
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
37	52	135 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,6-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.329	.318	.647	7	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.13	SS
38	53	136	Sep 7 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.217	.316	.304	.621	7	1.36	-0.270	.00	0.00%	-2.56	SS
39	54	137	Sep 8	PIT		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.305	.292	.597	7	.55	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.88	SS
40	55	138	Sep 9	PIT		BRO	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.294	.280	.574	7	.59	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.78	SS
41	56	139	Sep 10	PIT		NYG	L,1-6	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.307	.286	.593	7	.35	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.48	SS
42	57	140	Sep 11	PIT		NYG	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.326	.325	.651	7	1.51	0.150	.00	0.00%	1.54	SS
43	58	141	Sep 12	PIT		NYG	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.313	.310	.622	7	.80	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.52	SS
44	59	142	Sep 13	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.227	.320	.318	.638	7	.93	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.02	SS
45	60	143	Sep 15 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.220	.311	.308	.618	7	.81	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.72	SS
46	61	144	Sep 15 (2)	PIT		BRO	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.234	.321	.319	.640	7	1.34	0.121	.00	0.00%	0.84	SS
47	62	145	Sep 16	PIT		BRO	L,5-11	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.315	.313	.628	7	1.40	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.80	SS
48	63	146	Sep 17 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,0-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.228	.310	.307	.617	7	1.94	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.68	SS
49	64	147	Sep 17 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,4-2	CG(8)	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.233	.313	.311	.624	7	.89	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.51	SS
50	65	148	Sep 18 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.303	.299	.602	7	.71	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.83	SS
51	66	149	Sep 18 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.295	.291	.586	7	.67	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.82	SS
52	67	150	Sep 19	PIT		BSN	W,7-0	CG	4	4	2	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.310	.342	.652	7	.20	0.027	.00	0.00%	2.77	SS
53	68	151	Sep 21	PIT		PHI	L,4-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.310	.336	.646	7	1.52	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.77	SS
54	69	152	Sep 22	PIT		PHI	W,3-2	CG(13)	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.223	.304	.322	.626	7	1.23	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.92	SS
55	70	153	Sep 24	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.302	.320	.622	7	.62	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.49	SS
56	71	154	Sep 27 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.219	.296	.313	.608	7						SS
57	72	155	Sep 27 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0	0	.227	.301	.318	.620	7						SS
							26-31		152	132	14	30	2	5	0	15	14	0	10	0	6		3		0	0	.227	.301	.318	.620		1.14	-1.017	.99	-0.10%	-8.01

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