Al Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: March 18, 1911 in Noble, OK us

Died: April 14, 1968 in Lynwood, CA

Buried: Park Lawn Memorial Park, Bell Gardens, CA

Debut: April 18, 1934 (Age 23-031d, 7,699th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1952 (Age 41-187d)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: John Alton Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

ERA

3.66

455

167

1688.1

697

WHIP

1.424

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-17 / in Starts: 5-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	26 (10-8-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In
J Gordon	1

Most Driven In By
L Doby	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	356	9 (8)	Apr 30	CLE	@	DET	L,5-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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
2	357	11 (1)	May 4	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	358	15 (3)	May 8 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.033	2.03	-0.06%	-0.28	P
4	359	17 (1)	May 11	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	1-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.19	-0.065	3.58	-0.12%	-0.57	P
5	360	24 (6)	May 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.84	0.024	1.79	0.03%	0.21	P
6	361	30 (5)	May 27	CLE		CHW	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.53	-0.059	.68	-0.05%	-1.53	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
7	362	39 (8)	Jun 4	CLE		PHA	L,3-10	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
8	363	42 (2)	Jun 6	CLE		PHA	W,11-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
9	364	45 (2)	Jun 10	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.80	-0.043	1.64	-0.05%	-0.40	P
10	365	51 (5)	Jun 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.51	-0.023	.91	-0.02%	-0.60	P
11	366	52	Jun 17	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-4	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.07	0.002	.19	0.00%	0.39	P
12	367	64 (11)	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		DET	W,8-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9						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
13	368	66 (1)	Jul 1	CLE		SLB	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.70	0.019	1.26	0.02%	0.09	P
14	369	73 (6)	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
15	370	75 (1)	Jul 8	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
16	371	81 (5)	Jul 17 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.87	-0.066	3.30	-0.15%	-0.58	P
17	372	84 (2)	Jul 20	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
18	373	88 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
19	374	94 (5)	Jul 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
20	375	95	Jul 31	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-3	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						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
21	376	98 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
22	377	100 (1)	Aug 5	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
23	378	103 (2)	Aug 7 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-4	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	.74	-0.014	3.10	-0.04%	-0.14	P
24	379	106 (2)	Aug 11	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9						P
25	380	107	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9						P
26	381	111 (3)	Aug 16	CLE		DET	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.217	.467	9	.60	-0.040	2.32	-0.09%	-0.33	P
27	382	115 (3)	Aug 19	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9	.23	-0.006	.73	-0.01%	-0.16	P
28	383	116	Aug 21 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9						P
29	384	117	Aug 21 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.200	.431	9	.15	-0.004	.36	-0.01%	-0.11	P
30	385	121 (3)	Aug 26	CLE		NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.172	.372	9	1.15	-0.153	3.53	-0.28%	-1.97	P
31	386	125 (3)	Aug 29 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.200	.172	.372	9						P
32	387	126	Aug 31 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,7-6	6-GF(14)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.156	.338	9	1.82	-0.138	3.48	-0.16%	-0.58	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
33	388	131 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.147	.318	9	1.13	-0.034	1.68	-0.03%	-0.73	P
34	389	137 (5)	Sep 11	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.135	.293	9	1.21	-0.099	1.46	-0.07%	-0.99	P
35	390	139 (1)	Sep 15	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.158	.135	.293	9						P
36	391	142 (2)	Sep 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285	9	.87	-0.037	.05	0.00%	-0.59	P
37	392	144 (1)	Sep 20	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285	9						P
38	393	145	Sep 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285	9						P
39	394	147 (1)	Sep 24	CLE		DET	L,5-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285	9						P
40	395	149 (1)	Sep 27	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285	9						P
							23-17		42	38	1	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	11	0	3		0	1	0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285		.87	-0.769	2.11	-1.09%	-8.85

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