Benny Bengough

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 168lb (170cm, 76kg)

Born: July 27, 1898 in Niagara Falls, NY us

Died: December 22, 1968 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: St. Dominic's Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

School: Niagara University (Lewiston, NY)

Debut: May 18, 1923 (Age 24-295d, 5,744th in major league history)
vs. SLB 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1932 (Age 34-059d)
vs. DET 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Bernard Oliver Bengough

Pronunciation: \ben-goff\

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3x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

1125

287

.255

RBI

108

OBP

.295

SLG

.317

OPS

.613

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-1 / in Starts: 6-0
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	10 (5-1-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
E Scott	1
B Meusel	1
A Ward	1

Most Driven In By
B Shawkey	1
W Witt	1
H Pennock	1
J Dugan	1

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 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	20	8 (7)	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,13-4	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.65	-0.016	1.58	-0.02%	-0.87	C
2	21	9	Apr 24	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	8	.46	0.026	1.24	0.04%	0.24	C
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
3	22	137 (127)	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	6						C
4	23	138	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	6						C
5	24	144 (5)	Sep 17 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	6						C
6	25	145	Sep 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	6						C
7	26	148 (2)	Sep 21	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	7						C
8	27	149	Sep 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	8	1.13	0.081	16.14	0.70%	0.92	C
9	28	150	Sep 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.462	.545	1.007	8	.46	-0.006	6.60	-0.05%	0.78	C
10	29	151	Sep 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.438	.571	1.009	8	.64	0.039	9.79	0.35%	0.39	C
11	30	152	Sep 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.350	.444	.794	8	.47	-0.049	7.08	-0.45%	-0.83	C
							10-1		21	18	4	5	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.278	.350	.444	.794		.59	0.075	6.33	0.57%	0.63

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