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	19-12 / in Starts: 16-11
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	38 (16-15-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (25-15-7)

Most Driven In
J Outlaw	1
B Swift	1
B Maier	0

Most Driven In By
E Mayo	1
D Cramer	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	231	3 (2)	Apr 19	DET	@	SLB	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.074	3.52	-0.11%	-0.50	P
2	232	7 (3)	Apr 28	DET	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.35	0.002	.96	0.00%	-0.28	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	233	11 (3)	May 2	DET		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9						P
4	234	14 (2)	May 6 (2)	DET		SLB	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	9						P
5	235	18 (3)	May 13 (2)	DET		BOS	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	9	.60	-0.045	1.76	-0.08%	-0.66	P
6	236	22 (3)	May 20 (2)	DET		WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	9	1.76	-0.188	6.20	-0.40%	-1.15	P
7	237	24 (1)	May 24	DET	@	PHA	L,2-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325	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
8	238	62 (37)	Jul 1 (1)	DET		PHA	W,9-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325	9						P
9	239	66 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	DET		BOS	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.143	.279	9	.58	-0.047	3.78	-0.18%	-0.98	P
10	240	71 (4)	Jul 8 (2)	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.083	.120	.125	.245	9						P
11	241	75 (3)	Jul 15	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.120	.235	9	1.77	-0.044	11.60	-0.17%	-0.41	P
12	242	78 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.069	.100	.103	.203	9	.36	-0.038	2.63	-0.17%	-0.91	P
13	243	83 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.063	.091	.094	.185	9	3.38	-0.174	21.06	-0.65%	-1.07	P
14	244	87 (3)	Jul 29	DET		CHW	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.057	.083	.086	.169	9	.60	-0.044	4.29	-0.19%	-0.59	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
15	245	90 (2)	Aug 2	DET		SLB	W,6-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.054	.103	.081	.184	9	1.34	-0.077	9.18	-0.32%	-0.64	P
16	246	95 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	2			0	0	0	.051	.098	.077	.174	9						P
17	247	97 (1)	Aug 8 (1)	DET		BOS	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.075	.170	9	.19	-0.005	1.31	-0.02%	-0.42	P
18	248	100 (2)	Aug 10	DET		BOS	L,0-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.049	.093	.073	.166	9						P
19	249	105 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	DET		NYY	W,11-9	GS-5	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.071	.114	.095	.209	9	.86	0.018	7.31	0.09%	0.09	P
20	250	109 (3)	Aug 18	DET		WSH	L,5-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.068	.109	.091	.200	9	.69	-0.034	7.98	-0.24%	-0.25	P
21	251	114 (4)	Aug 21 (1)	DET		PHA	L,6-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.065	.104	.087	.191	9						P
22	252	120 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.100	.083	.183	9	.64	-0.033	5.06	-0.16%	-0.28	P
23	253	122 (1)	Aug 29	DET	@	SLB	L,4-5	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.059	.094	.078	.173	9						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
24	254	127 (4)	Sep 3 (2)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.094	.078	.173	9						P
25	255	130 (2)	Sep 5 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.058	.093	.077	.170	9	1.04	-0.026	11.15	-0.17%	-0.22	P
26	256	135 (4)	Sep 9 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.056	.089	.074	.163	9						P
27	257	140 (4)	Sep 12 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,7-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	.053	.085	.070	.155	9	1.26	-0.184	11.08	-0.97%	-1.52	P
28	258	147 (6)	Sep 16 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.097	.100	.197	9	.49	0.054	11.59	0.77%	0.28	P
29	259	150 (2)	Sep 20	DET	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.063	.092	.095	.188	9						P
30	260	154 (3)	Sep 26 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-3	GS-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.063	.092	.095	.188	9	1.42	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.42	P
31	261	155	Sep 30	DET	@	SLB	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.092	.095	.188	9						P
							19-12		73	63	2	4	2	0	0	3	2	0	21	0	8		2	2	0	0	.063	.092	.095	.188		1.03	-0.895	6.54	-2.95%	-9.09

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