Ray Benge

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: April 22, 1902 in Jacksonville, TX us

Died: June 27, 1997 in Centerville, TX

Buried: Concord Cemetery, Concord, TX

School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)

Last Game: June 2, 1938 (Age 36-041d)
vs. BRO 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Raymond Adelphia Benge

Pronunciation: \BENJ\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.3

101

129

ERA

4.52

346

248

1875.1

655

WHIP

1.480

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1925	23		2 Teams	TL	A	STL	13	10				32						187.0	198	105	92		89
1925	23	-5.1	Houston	TL	A	STL
1925	23	-5.1	Waco	TL	A
1925	23	-5.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	0	1.000	1.54	1.54	2	2	0	1	1	0	11.2	9	2	2	0	3		3	0	0	0	48	1.029	6.9	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.00
1926	24	-3.8	Decatur	IIIL	B		5	2	.714	2.44	2.75	8						59.0	50	18	16		9							1.000	7.6		1.4
1926	24	-4.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	0	1.000	3.86	8.49	8	0	4	0	0	0	11.2	15	11	5	0	4		3	0	1	1	55	1.629	11.6	0.0	3.1	2.3	0.75
1927	25	-3.3	Waco	TL	A		19	12	.613	4.09	4.91	37						240.0	272	131	109		49							1.338	10.2		1.8
1928	26	-4.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	8	18	.308	4.55	5.22	40	28	12	12	1	1	201.2	219	117	102	15	88	8	68	5	0	0	896	1.522	9.8	0.7	3.9	3.0	0.77
1929	27	-3.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	11	14	.440	6.29	6.65	38	26	6	9	2	4	199.0	255	147	139	24	77	2	78	4	0	1	908	1.668	11.5	1.1	3.5	3.5	1.01
1930	28	-1.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	11	15	.423	5.70	7.10	38	29	4	14	0	1	225.2	305	178	143	22	81	4	70	1	0	5	1055	1.710	12.2	0.9	3.2	2.8	0.86
1931	29	-1.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	14	18	.438	3.17	3.90	38	31	7	16	2	2	247.0	251	107	87	12	61	1	117	5	0	2	1044	1.263	9.1	0.4	2.2	4.3	1.92
1932	30	0.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	13	12	.520	4.05	4.82	41	28	10	13	2	6	222.1	247	119	100	15	58	0	89	4	0	1	953	1.372	10.0	0.6	2.3	3.6	1.53
1933	31	1.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	10	17	.370	3.42	4.09	37	30	5	16	2	1	228.2	238	104	87	11	55	5	74	6	0	1	968	1.281	9.4	0.4	2.2	2.9	1.35
1934	32	2.8	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	14	12	.538	4.32	4.92	36	32	2	14	1	0	227.0	252	124	109	11	61	3	64	3	0	1	996	1.379	10.0	0.4	2.4	2.5	1.05
1935	33	4.2	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	9	9	.500	4.48	5.56	23	17	4	5	1	1	124.2	142	77	62	12	47	2	39	1	0	0	544	1.516	10.3	0.9	3.4	2.8	0.83
1936	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-PHI	8	13	.381	5.49	6.39	36	25	7	2	0	1	160.2	231	114	98	9	57	3	45	1	0	2	748	1.793	12.9	0.5	3.2	2.5	0.79
1936	34	5.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	7	9	.438	5.79	6.18	21	19	1	2	0	0	115.0	161	79	74	6	38	3	32	1	0	1	527	1.730	12.6	0.5	3.0	2.5	0.84
1936	34	5.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	4	.200	4.73	6.90	15	6	6	0	0	1	45.2	70	35	24	3	19	0	13	0	0	1	221	1.949	13.8	0.6	3.7	2.6	0.68

1938	36	8.3	Syracuse	IL	AA	CIN	4	1	.800			9
1938	36	6.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	1	.500	4.11	4.70	9	0	4	0	0	2	15.1	13	8	7	1	6	0	5	0	0	0	63	1.239	7.6	0.6	3.5	2.9	0.83
1939	37	8.9	Syracuse	IL	AA		1	5	.167	4.81	4.97	30	0		0	0		58.0	74	32	31		26		38	2	0	0	267	1.724	11.5		4.0	5.9	1.46
1940	38	10.3	Shreveport	TL	A1		0	1	.000	3.00	3.00	2						3.0	4	1	1		0							1.333	12.0		0.0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		101	129	.439	4.52	5.32	346	248	65	102	12	19	1875.1	2177	1108	941	132	598	28	655	30	1	14	8278	1.480	10.4	0.6	2.9	3.1	1.10
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		29	21				86	0		0	0		360.0	400	182	157		84		38	2	0	0	267
All Levels (15 Seasons)							130	150				432	248	65	102	12	19	2235.1	2577	1290	1098	132	682	28	693	32	1	14	8545

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		5	6	.455			39	0		0	0		58.0	74	32	31		26		38	2	0	0	267
A (2 seasons)					Minors		19	12				37						240.0	272	131	109		49
A1 (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	3.00	3.00	2						3.0	4	1	1		0							1.333	12.0		0.0
B (1 season)					Minors		5	2	.714	2.44	2.75	8						59.0	50	18	16		9							1.000	7.6		1.4