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	7-12 / in Starts: 7-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 35 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	17 (7-6-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 35 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-4)

Most Driven In
M Christman	1

Most Driven In By
D Walker	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	60	6 (5)	Apr 24	DET		CLE	L,4-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	61	9 (2)	Apr 27	DET	@	SLB	L,2-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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	62	13 (3)	May 2	DET	@	CLE	L,3-11	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	63	17 (3)	May 7	DET	@	NYY	L,8-12	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	64	20 (2)	May 12	DET	@	WSH	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
6	65	95 (74)	Aug 3	DET		NYY	L,7-10	2-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.05	-0.188	.35	-0.02%	-1.91	P
7	66	96	Aug 4	DET		NYY	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	67	98 (1)	Aug 6	DET		BOS	L,8-14	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	68	102 (3)	Aug 11	DET	@	CHW	L,1-13	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.22	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
10	69	107 (4)	Aug 17 (2)	DET		CHW	W,3-2	GS-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
11	70	112 (4)	Aug 21	DET		SLB	L,4-9	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
12	71	118 (5)	Aug 26	DET	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.42	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-1.48	P
13	72	123 (4)	Aug 31	DET	@	NYY	W,12-6	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.53	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.70	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
14	73	126 (2)	Sep 4	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	1.66	0.169	.00	0.00%	0.76	P
15	74	131 (4)	Sep 8	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.54	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
16	75	135 (3)	Sep 12	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.148	.148	.296	9	.67	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-1.01	P
17	76	140 (4)	Sep 17	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.61	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.96	P
18	77	146 (5)	Sep 23 (2)	DET		CLE	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9	.48	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
19	78	149 (2)	Sep 27 (1)	DET		SLB	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.121	.121	.242	9	.61	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
							7-12		35	33	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	0	2		0		0	0	.121	.121	.121	.242		.84	-0.331	.04	-0.02%	-7.30

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