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Larry Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: November 20, 1897 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 3, 1953 in Amberley, OH

Buried: St. Joseph Old Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: April 19, 1923 (Age 25-150d, 5,706th in major league history)
vs. NYG 8.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 16, 1935 (Age 37-269d)
vs. CIN 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Lawrence James Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.5

128

ERA

4.03

455

261

2297.0

670

WHIP

1.415

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	32-10 / in Starts: 28-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 123 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	103 (48-35-20) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 123 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	81 (40-25-15)

Most Driven In
T Jackson	3
A Cohen	2
S Hogan	2
B Terry	1
A Reese	1

Most Driven In By
L Mann	2
M Ott	2
L O'Doul	2
A Cohen	2
J Welsh	1
B Terry	1

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 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	185	1	Apr 11	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.103	2.79	-0.15%	-1.24	P
2	186	5 (3)	Apr 18	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.036	.98	-0.06%	-1.47	P
3	187	8 (2)	Apr 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	-0.115	3.29	-0.21%	-0.75	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
4	188	13 (4)	May 2	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.041	1.96	-0.08%	-0.63	P
5	189	17 (3)	May 7	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	9	.82	-0.053	2.97	-0.11%	-0.70	P
6	190	21 (3)	May 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.050	.000	.050	9	1.04	-0.076	4.13	-0.18%	-0.64	P
7	191	25 (3)	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,10-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9	.31	0.006	.92	0.01%	0.16	P
8	192	31 (5)	May 23 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.143	.111	.254	9	.65	0.076	2.38	0.17%	0.35	P
9	193	35 (3)	May 27 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.156	.129	.285	9	1.13	-0.083	3.32	-0.15%	-0.33	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
10	194	40 (4)	Jun 1	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.121	.147	.121	.268	9	1.62	-0.085	7.14	-0.23%	-1.09	P
11	195	44 (3)	Jun 7	NYG		STL	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.135	.111	.246	9	.36	-0.028	1.58	-0.07%	-0.39	P
12	196	49 (4)	Jun 12	NYG		CIN	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.171	.150	.321	9	.27	0.072	1.14	0.19%	1.83	P
13	197	53 (3)	Jun 16	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.178	.205	.382	9	.42	0.062	1.21	0.11%	-0.14	P
14	198	56 (2)	Jun 21 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.170	.196	.366	9	.76	-0.037	2.33	-0.07%	-0.31	P
15	199	60 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,12-4	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.173	.180	.353	9	.50	-0.046	1.31	-0.07%	-1.65	P
16	200	63 (2)	Jun 27	NYG		PHI	W,11-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.173	.180	.353	4						P
17	201	66 (2)	Jun 30 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,12-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.161	.167	.327	9	.94	-0.143	3.24	-0.30%	-1.78	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
18	202	69 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	CG(5)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.125	.155	.161	.316	9						P
19	203	71 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.155	.161	.316	9						P
20	204	75 (3)	Jul 11	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.155	.161	.316	9						P
21	205	78 (2)	Jul 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.119	.161	.153	.314	9	1.33	0.109	4.56	0.23%	1.26	P
22	206	82 (3)	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.156	.148	.304	9	.92	-0.053	3.69	-0.13%	-0.47	P
23	207	86 (3)	Jul 24	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.147	.138	.286	9	.61	-0.073	1.62	-0.12%	-1.39	P
24	208	91 (4)	Jul 29 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	1.23	-0.057	3.71	-0.10%	-0.52	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
25	209	97 (5)	Aug 3	NYG		CIN	W,7-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.127	.162	.169	.331	9	1.37	-0.122	4.65	-0.25%	-1.16	P
26	210	99 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,10-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.127	.162	.169	.331	9						P
27	211	101 (1)	Aug 7	NYG		STL	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.167	.173	.340	9	.59	-0.079	3.02	-0.24%	-0.41	P
28	212	105 (3)	Aug 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.193	.190	.383	9	.50	0.017	3.19	0.06%	0.86	P
29	213	108 (2)	Aug 17	NYG	@	STL	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.193	.190	.383	9						P
30	214	110 (1)	Aug 19	NYG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.198	.195	.393	9	.67	-0.019	8.00	-0.13%	0.05	P
31	215	114 (3)	Aug 23 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.157	.195	.193	.388	9	1.12	-0.040	9.55	-0.21%	-0.38	P
32	216	116 (1)	Aug 24	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-16	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.195	.193	.388	9						P
33	217	119 (2)	Aug 28 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.200	.209	.409	9	1.58	0.021	9.37	0.08%	-0.20	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
34	218	124 (4)	Sep 2	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.202	.211	.413	9	.45	0.009	1.12	0.01%	0.23	P
35	219	129 (4)	Sep 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,14-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.160	.194	.202	.396	9	.46	-0.096	2.36	-0.29%	-2.24	P
36	220	132 (2)	Sep 9	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.153	.186	.194	.380	9	1.59	-0.165	8.90	-0.56%	-0.95	P
37	221	136 (3)	Sep 11 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.153	.186	.194	.380	9						P
38	222	137	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,12-2	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.187	.186	.373	9	.15	-0.016	1.43	-0.09%	-0.78	P
39	223	142 (4)	Sep 16	NYG		PIT	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.144	.183	.183	.366	9	1.95	-0.100	22.18	-0.68%	-0.96	P
40	224	145 (2)	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		STL	L,5-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.142	.180	.179	.359	9	1.64	-0.085	39.04	-1.21%	-0.62	P
41	225	149 (3)	Sep 24	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.175	.174	.350	9	.47	-0.036	7.58	-0.35%	-0.52	P
42	226	153 (3)	Sep 28	NYG		CHC	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.179	.179	.358	9	1.26	0.024	25.20	0.29%	0.34	P
							32-10		123	112	12	16	2	1	0	9	5	0	17	0	6		1		0	0	.143	.179	.179	.358		.83	-1.391	4.84	-4.90%	-16.64

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