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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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	14-9 / in Starts: 12-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 62 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	41 (25-9-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 62 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (20-13-7)

Most Driven In
T Lazzeri	4
B Meusel	2
B Ruth	1

Most Driven In By
G Robertson	1
C Durst	1
E Wells	1
G Pipgras	0

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	251	62 (61)	Jun 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.00	-0.088	2.46	-0.13%	-0.74	C
2	252	63	Jun 29	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.96	0.033	1.76	0.04%	0.53	C
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
3	253	65 (1)	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.333	.444	7	1.46	-0.004	2.23	0.00%	0.26	C
4	254	69 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,14-4	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.214	.214	.429	.643	7						C
5	255	73 (3)	Jul 9	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.294	.529	.824	7	.90	0.125	2.10	0.18%	1.22	C
6	256	77 (3)	Jul 13 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.450	.700	7	1.26	-0.072	2.93	-0.10%	-0.69	C
7	257	81 (3)	Jul 17	NYY	@	DET	L,8-9	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.240	.400	.640	7	.68	0.001	1.54	0.00%	-0.18	C
8	258	84 (2)	Jul 20 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.241	.379	.621	7	.60	0.016	.98	0.02%	0.13	C
9	259	86 (1)	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	7	1.69	-0.088	2.69	-0.08%	-1.06	C
10	260	87	Jul 23	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.361	.611	7	1.26	-0.005	1.38	0.00%	-0.72	C
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
11	261	95 (7)	Aug 2	NYY		CLE	L,8-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.237	.342	.579	7	.55	-0.029	.57	-0.02%	-0.42	C
12	262	96	Aug 4 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,12-0	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.237	.342	.579	7						C
13	263	99 (2)	Aug 6 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.333	.571	7	.41	0.021	.17	0.01%	-0.27	C
14	264	102 (2)	Aug 8	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.233	.326	.558	7	.84	-0.023	.81	-0.01%	-0.27	C
15	265	103	Aug 10	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.234	.319	.553	7	.88	-0.028	.68	-0.01%	-0.80	C
16	266	105 (1)	Aug 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.229	.313	.542	7	1.20	-0.030	.84	-0.01%	-0.33	C
17	267	108 (2)	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.220	.300	.520	7	.70	-0.038	.08	0.00%	-0.38	C
18	268	110 (1)	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	W,7-2	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.212	.288	.500	7	.09	-0.005	.01	0.00%	-0.52	C
19	269	118 (7)	Aug 25	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.273	.473	7	1.21	-0.105	.11	-0.01%	-0.97	C
20	270	120 (1)	Aug 28	NYY		PHA	L,7-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.273	.473	7						C
21	271	124 (3)	Aug 31 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,13-3	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.211	.281	.491	7	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.13	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
22	272	147 (22)	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.203	.271	.475	8	.78	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.56	C
23	273	148	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.194	.258	.452	8	.75	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-1.03	C
							14-9		62	62	5	12	2	1	0	7	0	0	2	0	0		1		0	0	.194	.194	.258	.452		.89	-0.427	1.18	-0.15%	-6.67

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