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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)

Debut: September 26, 1925 (Age 23-157d, 6,258th in major league history)
vs. PHA 9.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-22 / in Starts: 13-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	65 (32-21-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (26-16-10)

Most Driven In
B Friberg	1
T Thevenow	1
P Whitney	1
D Hurst	1
V Davis	0

Most Driven In By
D Sothern	3
L O'Doul	2
F Thompson	1
C Klein	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	53	1	Apr 18	PHI		NYG	L,9-11	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.87	-0.143	4.73	-0.22%	-1.05	P
2	54	7 (5)	Apr 26	PHI	@	BRO	L,6-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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	55	11 (3)	May 4 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,0-16	3-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.047	1.24	-0.06%	-1.43	P
4	56	14 (2)	May 7	PHI		CIN	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
5	57	16 (1)	May 9	PHI		CIN	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.55	0.021	1.11	0.03%	0.48	P
6	58	19 (2)	May 13	PHI		STL	W,10-9	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.32	-0.009	.61	-0.01%	-0.21	P
7	59	20	May 15	PHI		STL	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	2.43	-0.199	4.95	-0.24%	-2.03	P
8	60	22 (1)	May 17	PHI		BRO	L,13-14	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	61	25 (2)	May 22 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.59	-0.066	.82	-0.06%	-0.82	P
10	62	28 (2)	May 25	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9						PR
11	63	30 (1)	May 27 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.08	-0.087	1.21	-0.06%	-0.95	P
12	64	35 (4)	May 30 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,11-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	.06	-0.002	.09	0.00%	-0.49	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	65	37 (1)	Jun 1	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	.45	-0.012	.98	-0.02%	0.21	P
14	66	41 (3)	Jun 6	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	9	.75	-0.036	1.18	-0.03%	-0.43	P
15	67	45 (3)	Jun 10	PHI	@	STL	L,9-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	9						P
16	68	46	Jun 11	PHI	@	STL	L,3-10	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	9						P
17	69	50 (3)	Jun 16	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.82	-0.128	.51	-0.05%	-2.49	P
18	70	52 (1)	Jun 19 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,14-15	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.161	.323	9	1.63	-0.045	1.24	-0.02%	-0.14	P
19	71	57 (4)	Jun 22 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,5-12	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	.49	-0.041	.12	-0.01%	-0.78	P
20	72	59 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,5-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9						P
21	73	61 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,8-6	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9						PR
22	74	62	Jun 26 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.184	.162	.346	9	.57	0.016	.06	0.00%	-0.42	P
23	75	65 (2)	Jun 29 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,10-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.184	.162	.346	8						PR
24	76	67 (1)	Jun 30 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-14	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.200	.179	.379	9	.64	-0.012	.13	0.00%	-0.06	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
25	77	70 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.200	.179	.379	9						PR
26	78	72 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	PHI		STL	W,10-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.186	.167	.353	9	1.74	-0.186	.17	-0.01%	-2.01	P
27	79	76 (3)	Jul 10	PHI		PIT	L,9-15	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.182	.163	.345	9	1.63	-0.045	.12	0.00%	-0.51	P
28	80	78 (1)	Jul 12	PHI		PIT	L,4-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.182	.163	.345	9						P
29	81	80 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,6-9	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.213	.196	.408	9	1.00	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
30	82	82 (1)	Jul 16	PHI		CHC	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.213	.196	.408	9						P
31	83	85 (2)	Jul 20 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.216	.200	.416	9	.61	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
32	84	90 (4)	Jul 25	PHI	@	STL	L,3-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.208	.192	.400	9	.97	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
33	85	95 (4)	Jul 29	PHI	@	CHC	L,10-12	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.211	.196	.407	9	.91	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.54	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
34	86	100 (4)	Aug 3	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.203	.190	.393	9	2.05	-0.180	.00	0.00%	-1.36	P
35	87	102 (1)	Aug 5	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.203	.190	.393	9						P
36	88	103	Aug 9	PHI		CHC	L,6-12	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.217	.203	.420	9	1.47	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.83	P
37	89	107 (3)	Aug 14	PHI		CIN	W,2-1	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.206	.194	.400	9	.86	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.93	P
38	90	112 (4)	Aug 19 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,7-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.200	.188	.388	9	1.03	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
39	91	113	Aug 19 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,8-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.200	.188	.388	9						P
40	92	117 (3)	Aug 23	PHI		CHC	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.194	.182	.376	9	1.09	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
41	93	122 (4)	Aug 29	PHI	@	BSN	W,5-4	GS-10	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.208	.197	.406	9	1.77	0.159	.00	0.00%	1.00	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
42	94	128 (5)	Sep 2 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.203	.192	.394	9	1.26	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
43	95	151 (22)	Sep 28 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,8-6	GS-5	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.203	.213	.203	.416	9	1.10	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
							21-22		78	74	8	15	0	0	0	4	1	0	9	0	2		0		0	0	.203	.213	.203	.416		1.03	-1.292	.66	-0.75%	-16.70

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