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	12-19 / in Starts: 10-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	35 (17-11-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-11-6)

Most Driven In
P Higgins	1
B Miller	1
C Berry	0
R Warstler	0

Most Driven In By
L Finney	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 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	1	2 (1)	Apr 18	PHA		NYY	L,5-11	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.98	-0.055	2.58	-0.09%	-0.56	P
2	2	8 (5)	Apr 25	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.38	-0.059	3.12	-0.08%	-0.48	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	3	14 (5)	May 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,12-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	4	20 (5)	May 10	PHA		DET	W,5-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	22 (1)	May 12	PHA		DET	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	24 (1)	May 17	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	26 (1)	May 19	PHA	@	CHW	L,10-14	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	33 (6)	May 26	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.15	-0.004	.36	-0.01%	-0.27	P
9	9	34	May 27	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-7	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.16	-0.062	2.32	-0.08%	-0.61	P
10	10	37 (2)	May 30 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.05	-0.011	1.19	-0.01%	0.08	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
11	11	42 (4)	Jun 5 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-7	GS-10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	1.22	-0.169	1.30	-0.11%	-1.58	P
12	12	46 (3)	Jun 9	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	.80	-0.063	.58	-0.03%	-0.54	P
13	13	51 (4)	Jun 16 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,7-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	1.95	-0.046	.68	-0.01%	-0.50	P
14	14	55 (3)	Jun 18 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,0-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9						P
15	15	59 (3)	Jun 22	PHA		SLB	T,3-3	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087	9	1.66	-0.127	.29	-0.01%	-1.23	P
16	16	62 (2)	Jun 24	PHA		DET	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087	9						P
17	17	64 (1)	Jun 26	PHA		DET	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.038	.038	.038	.077	9	1.76	-0.039	.24	0.00%	-0.18	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	18	67 (2)	Jul 1	PHA		BOS	L,3-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.037	.037	.037	.074	9	.48	-0.012	.05	0.00%	-0.18	P
19	19	70 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,10-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.034	.034	.034	.069	9	.85	-0.044	.04	0.00%	-0.44	P
20	20	72 (1)	Jul 5	PHA	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS-3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.065	.065	.065	.129	9	.26	0.003	.02	0.00%	0.09	P
21	21	76 (3)	Jul 8 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.065	.065	.065	.129	9						P
22	22	79 (2)	Jul 15 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,11-7	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.057	.057	.057	.114	9	.37	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
23	23	83 (3)	Jul 18	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.20	-0.053	.01	0.00%	-0.46	P
24	24	87 (3)	Jul 22 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,8-17	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.054	.054	.054	.108	9	1.12	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.77	P
25	25	88	Jul 23	PHA	@	CLE	W,11-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.054	.054	.054	.108	9						P
26	26	93 (4)	Jul 29	PHA		NYY	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.049	.049	.049	.098	9	.30	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-1.02	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
27	27	98 (4)	Aug 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	.73	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
28	28	101 (2)	Aug 9	PHA		BOS	L,2-15	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9						P
29	29	103 (1)	Aug 11	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.065	.065	.065	.130	9	1.13	0.137	.00	0.00%	1.23	P
30	30	108 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,9-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.60	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
31	31	113 (4)	Aug 21	PHA		CLE	L,11-12	GS-9	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.113	.113	.113	.226	9	1.14	0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
32	32	117 (3)	Aug 25 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.109	.109	.218	9	.63	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
							12-19		57	55	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	0	2		1		0	0	.109	.109	.109	.218		.96	-0.671	.56	-0.42%	-7.18

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