Benny Kauff

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 157lb (173cm, 71kg)

Born: January 5, 1890 in Pomeroy, OH us

Died: November 17, 1961 in Columbus, OH

Buried: Union Cemetery, Columbus, OH

Debut: April 20, 1912 (Age 22-106d, 3,654th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 2, 1920 (Age 30-179d)
vs. BSN 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: Bennie Michael Kauff

Pronunciation: \cowf\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.0

3094

961

.311

521

RBI

455

234

OBP

.389

SLG

.450

OPS

.838

OPS+

149

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1917 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1917 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 14	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-0	GS	17	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 17	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-3	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 20	NYG		BSN	L,2-4	CG	53	14.0	0	0	1	1	0
8	8	Apr 21	NYG		BSN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 27	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	Apr 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 2	NYG		BRO	T,2-2	CG	55	14.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 3	NYG		BRO	L,1-4	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 7	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 8	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 10	NYG		CIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	18	May 11	NYG		CIN	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	19	May 12	NYG		CIN	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 14	NYG		STL	L,1-3	CG	35	10.0	0	0	1	1	0
21	21	May 15	NYG		STL	L,4-5	CG	46	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	22	May 17	NYG		STL	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 18	NYG		PIT	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
24	24	May 19	NYG		PIT	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	25	May 21	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 22	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
27	27	May 23	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	28	May 24	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	29	May 25	NYG		CHC	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 26	NYG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	31	May 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	32	May 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	33	Jun 1	NYG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	34	Jun 2	NYG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	35	Jun 3	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	36	Jun 4	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	37	Jun 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	38	Jun 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	39	Jun 7	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	40	Jun 8	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
41	41	Jun 9	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	42	Jun 10	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	43	Jun 11	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	44	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	45	Jun 13	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	46	Jun 14	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
47	47	Jun 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
48	48	Jun 19	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	49	Jun 20 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	50	Jun 20 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	51	Jun 21	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	52	Jun 22	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	53	Jun 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	54	Jun 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	55	Jun 26 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	56	Jun 26 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	41	9.1	4	0	0	4	0
57	57	Jun 27	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	58	Jun 28	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	59	Jun 29 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	60	Jun 29 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,0-13	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
61	61	Jun 30	NYG		BSN	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	62	Jul 2	NYG		BSN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	63	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	64	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	65	Jul 5	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	66	Jul 6	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	67	Jul 7 (1)	NYG		STL	W,4-3	CG	48	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	68	Jul 7 (2)	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	69	Jul 9	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	70	Jul 12 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	71	Jul 12 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
72	72	Jul 13	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	73	Jul 14 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	74	Jul 14 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	75	Jul 16	NYG		CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	76	Jul 17	NYG		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	77	Jul 18	NYG		CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	78	Jul 20	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	79	Jul 21	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 23	NYG		PIT	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	81	Jul 24	NYG		PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
82	82	Jul 26	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
83	83	Jul 27	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	84	Jul 28	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	44	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
85	85	Jul 29	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	86	Jul 30	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
87	87	Jul 31 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	88	Jul 31 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	89	Aug 1	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
90	90	Aug 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	91	Aug 3	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
92	92	Aug 4	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	93	Aug 5	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	94	Aug 7	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	95	Aug 8	NYG	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	96	Aug 9	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	97	Aug 10	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	98	Aug 11	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	99	Aug 13 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
100	100	Aug 13 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
101	101	Aug 14 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	102	Aug 14 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	103	Aug 15 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	104	Aug 15 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	105	Aug 16	NYG		STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	2	6	0
106	106	Aug 17	NYG		STL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	107	Aug 18 (1)	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	108	Aug 18 (2)	NYG		STL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	109	Aug 19	NYG		CIN	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	110	Aug 21	NYG		CIN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	111	Aug 22	NYG		CIN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 23	NYG		CHC	T,0-0	CG	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
113	113	Aug 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	114	Aug 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-12	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
115	115	Aug 25 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	116	Aug 25 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	117	Aug 27	NYG		PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	118	Aug 28	NYG		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	119	Aug 29	NYG		PIT	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	120	Aug 31 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	121	Aug 31 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	T,1-1	CG	41	11.0	2	1	0	3	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	122	Sep 1	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	123	Sep 3 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	124	Sep 3 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
125	125	Sep 4	NYG		BSN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	126	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
127	127	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
128	128	Sep 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
129	129	Sep 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
130	130	Sep 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	131	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	132	Sep 10 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,6-13	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	133	Sep 10 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	134	Sep 11 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	135	Sep 11 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	136	Sep 12 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,9-0	GS	19	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	137	Sep 12 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	138	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-7	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	139	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
140	140	Sep 14	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
141	141	Sep 15	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
142	142	Sep 17	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
143	143	Sep 18	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
144	144	Sep 19	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
145	145	Sep 20	NYG	@	PIT	T,9-9	CG	47	10.0	2	1	0	3	0
146	146	Sep 21	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
147	147	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	3	2	0	5	0
148	148	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
149	149	Sep 24	NYG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
150	155 (5)	Oct 2 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	44	12.0	6	0	0	6	0
151	156	Oct 2 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-8	GS	19	5.0	3	1	0	4	1
152	157	Oct 3 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
153	158	Oct 3 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-0	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
							153gm			348	12	9	369	4