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	15-13 / in Starts: 11-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	39 (21-11-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
R Cullenbine	2
S Webb	1

Most Driven In By
E Mayo	1
H Evers	1
D Cramer	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	262	3 (2)	Apr 18	DET		SLB	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.32	-0.005	.82	-0.01%	-0.23	P
2	263	7 (3)	Apr 23	DET	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	2.51	-0.144	8.34	-0.29%	-0.82	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	264	13 (5)	May 1	DET	@	BOS	L,1-13	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.67	0.018	2.26	0.04%	0.20	P
4	265	17 (3)	May 5 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,2-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	2.81	-0.072	5.19	-0.08%	-0.78	P
5	266	22 (4)	May 9	DET	@	WSH	W,9-8	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
6	267	30 (7)	May 19 (1)	DET		BOS	L,0-4	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.87	-0.024	3.31	-0.06%	-0.36	P
7	268	32 (1)	May 21	DET		BOS	L,4-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.41	-0.011	1.52	-0.02%	-0.10	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
8	269	46 (13)	Jun 5	DET	@	PHA	W,2-0	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.65	-0.032	.83	-0.03%	-0.50	P
9	270	49 (2)	Jun 9 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,6-11	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.17	-0.004	.25	0.00%	-0.16	P
10	271	55 (5)	Jun 16	DET		WSH	L,3-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
11	272	60 (4)	Jun 23	DET		NYY	L,8-10	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
12	273	64 (3)	Jun 26 (2)	DET		BOS	L,3-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
13	274	65	Jun 28	DET	@	SLB	L,0-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	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
14	275	72 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CLE	L,8-9	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
15	276	82 (9)	Jul 17	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.19	-0.055	.94	-0.03%	-0.52	P
16	277	86 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
17	278	97 (10)	Jul 31	DET		NYY	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.200	.350	9	.28	-0.027	.12	-0.01%	-0.19	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
18	279	102 (4)	Aug 6	DET	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	9						P
19	280	104 (1)	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.167	.292	9	.59	-0.014	.06	0.00%	-0.14	P
20	281	107 (2)	Aug 12	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.185	.333	9	.57	0.013	.03	0.00%	0.14	P
21	282	112 (4)	Aug 17	DET		SLB	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.233	.433	9	.61	-0.012	.03	0.00%	-0.33	P
22	283	119 (6)	Aug 24	DET	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.206	.382	9	.30	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-1.54	P
23	284	124 (4)	Aug 29	DET	@	BOS	W,9-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.194	.361	9	.84	-0.047	.01	0.00%	-0.58	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
24	285	127 (2)	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.184	.342	9	1.05	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
25	286	132 (4)	Sep 7	DET		CHW	W,10-4	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.200	.375	9	1.28	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.79	P
26	287	137 (4)	Sep 12	DET		NYY	W,6-4	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.209	.209	.233	.442	9	.75	0.052	.00	0.00%	1.54	P
27	288	142 (4)	Sep 17	DET		WSH	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.196	.217	.413	9	.98	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-1.09	P
28	289	148 (5)	Sep 22 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.184	.204	.388	9	.54	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
							15-13		54	49	3	9	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	0	5		1	0	0	0	.184	.184	.204	.388		.81	-0.483	.88	-0.48%	-5.60

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