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	14-23 / in Starts: 8-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	28 (18-7-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-11-5)

Most Driven In
R Kress	1
P Fox	0

Most Driven In By
B McCosky	3
C Gehringer	1
P Fox	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	79	2 (1)	Apr 20	DET		CHW	W,8-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.046	1.64	-0.08%	-0.90	P
2	80	9 (6)	Apr 27	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-13	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.73	-0.270	5.18	-0.48%	-1.56	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	81	13 (3)	May 3	DET		NYY	L,6-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	82	17 (3)	May 7	DET		PHA	L,3-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.031	1.31	-0.02%	-0.38	P
5	83	21 (3)	May 12	DET	@	SLB	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.91	-0.048	.90	-0.03%	-0.39	P
6	84	28 (6)	May 19	DET	@	PHA	L,6-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.013	.37	-0.01%	-0.12	P
7	85	30 (1)	May 21	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	86	38 (7)	May 30 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	0.013	.15	0.00%	0.73	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
9	87	40 (1)	Jun 2	DET		BOS	W,8-5	GS-0	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0			0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
10	88	46 (5)	Jun 9	DET		PHA	W,14-4	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	.65	-0.033	.20	-0.01%	-1.52	P
11	89	53 (6)	Jun 16	DET	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.045	.132	9	1.48	0.051	1.13	0.02%	0.32	P
12	90	59 (5)	Jun 23	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	GS-0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3			0	0	0	.043	.083	.043	.127	9						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
13	91	65 (5)	Jul 1 (1)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.038	.074	.038	.113	9	1.07	-0.131	.29	-0.02%	-1.69	P
14	92	70 (4)	Jul 6	DET	@	SLB	W,9-5	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.037	.071	.037	.108	9						P
15	93	73 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.037	.071	.037	.108	9						P
16	94	75 (1)	Jul 13	DET		NYY	W,10-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.037	.071	.037	.108	9						P
17	95	78 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	DET		BOS	L,2-9	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.069	.100	.069	.169	9	.71	0.010	.09	0.00%	0.09	P
18	96	83 (4)	Jul 20	DET		WSH	L,7-8	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.097	.125	.097	.222	9	.68	0.043	.02	0.00%	0.56	P
19	97	86 (2)	Jul 22 (2)	DET		PHA	W,11-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.125	.097	.222	9						P
20	98	91 (4)	Jul 28	DET	@	PHA	L,0-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.125	.097	.222	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
21	99	97 (5)	Aug 3	DET	@	NYY	L,3-12	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.125	.097	.222	9						P
22	100	105 (7)	Aug 12	DET		SLB	L,3-17	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
23	101	106	Aug 13	DET		SLB	L,7-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9						P
24	102	110 (3)	Aug 16	DET	@	CHW	L,6-7	7-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.114	.088	.203	9	1.73	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
25	103	115 (4)	Aug 23	DET		PHA	L,6-7	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.088	.114	.088	.203	9						P
26	104	120 (4)	Aug 28	DET		NYY	L,2-18	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.083	.108	.083	.191	9	.28	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.84	P
27	105	123 (2)	Aug 31	DET		BOS	W,11-4	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.108	.132	.108	.240	9	.31	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.41	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
28	106	126 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.125	.103	.228	9	.61	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
29	107	130 (3)	Sep 5	DET		SLB	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		1	0	0	0	.095	.116	.095	.212	9	1.62	-0.134	.00	0.00%	-1.26	P
30	108	134 (3)	Sep 10 (2)	DET		CHW	L,9-11	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.116	.095	.212	9						P
31	109	135	Sep 12	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.116	.095	.212	9						P
32	110	139 (3)	Sep 16	DET	@	NYY	L,5-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.116	.095	.212	9						P
33	111	141 (1)	Sep 18	DET	@	WSH	L,2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.116	.095	.212	9						P
34	112	143 (1)	Sep 20	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	12-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.116	.095	.212	9						P
35	113	150 (6)	Sep 26 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,7-5	0-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.116	.095	.212	9						P
36	114	151	Sep 27	DET	@	SLB	W,7-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.093	.114	.093	.207	9	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
37	115	152	Sep 29 (1)	DET		CLE	L,3-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.091	.111	.091	.202	9						P
							14-23		52	44	5	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	1	7		3	4	0	0	.091	.111	.091	.202		.95	-0.730	.87	-0.62%	-7.69

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