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Jack Banta

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: June 24, 1925 in Hutchinson, KS us

Died: September 17, 2006 in Hutchinson, KS

Buried: Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, Hutchinson, KS

High School: Hutchinson HS (Hutchinson, KS)

Debut: September 18, 1947 (Age 22-086d, 10,366th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: June 21, 1950 (Age 24-362d)
vs. CIN 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Jackie Kay Banta

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

ERA

3.78

204.2

116

WHIP

1.412

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-7 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	14 (6-3-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
G Hodges	1
R Campanella	1

Most Driven In By
G Shuba	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	54	4 (3)	Apr 22	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.85	0.140	4.93	0.22%	0.82	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
2	55	12 (7)	May 3	BRO	@	STL	L,5-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.81	-0.020	3.06	-0.05%	-0.18	P
3	56	16 (3)	May 7	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.40	-0.011	1.44	-0.02%	-0.11	P
4	57	17	May 8	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
5	58	21 (3)	May 14	BRO		BSN	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.55	-0.036	1.75	-0.07%	-1.22	P
6	59	25 (3)	May 20 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
7	60	26	May 20 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
8	61	27	May 21	BRO		CIN	L,9-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
9	62	29 (1)	May 23	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
10	63	32 (2)	May 26	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.98	-0.112	4.55	-0.31%	-1.89	P
11	64	36 (3)	May 30 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.00	0.039	5.06	0.12%	0.00	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
12	65	39 (2)	Jun 4	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
13	66	41 (1)	Jun 6	BRO	@	CHC	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	2						P
14	67	44 (2)	Jun 9	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-7	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	1.15	0.044	4.61	0.11%	0.47	P
15	68	48 (3)	Jun 13	BRO		CHC	L,3-6	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9						P
16	69	54 (5)	Jun 21	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9						P
							9-7		13	12	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397		1.10	0.044	4.22	0.00%	-2.11

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