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	15-21 / in Starts: 6-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	25 (13-7-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
G Kell	1
R Cullenbine	1

Most Driven In By
P Mullin	1
G Kell	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	290	2 (1)	Apr 17	DET	@	SLB	L,3-4	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
2	291	5 (2)	Apr 21	DET		CHW	L,4-6	6-8	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	292	23 (17)	May 15	DET	@	PHA	W,4-2	14-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	293	26 (2)	May 19 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-2	6-GF(12)	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	2.04	-0.101	9.69	-0.29%	-0.38	P
5	294	30 (3)	May 23	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.81	-0.096	3.52	-0.25%	-2.09	P
6	295	35 (4)	May 27	DET		CLE	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.37	0.009	1.87	0.03%	0.16	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
7	296	42 (6)	Jun 4 (2)	DET		NYY	L,8-17	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	.66	-0.016	3.78	-0.06%	-0.16	P
8	297	43	Jun 5	DET		NYY	L,0-7	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.38	-0.011	2.04	-0.04%	-0.22	P
9	298	47 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	DET		PHA	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.400	.733	9	1.02	0.171	4.47	0.45%	1.82	P
10	299	51 (3)	Jun 17	DET	@	PHA	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.294	.294	.353	.647	9	1.34	-0.090	5.00	-0.20%	-0.72	P
11	300	56 (4)	Jun 22	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	1.18	-0.058	3.02	-0.09%	-0.89	P
12	301	63 (6)	Jun 29 (2)	DET		SLB	W,6-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	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	302	65 (1)	Jul 1	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	1.52	-0.167	2.94	-0.20%	-1.15	P
14	303	68 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,6-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	9	1.08	-0.046	2.84	-0.07%	-0.48	P
15	304	71 (2)	Jul 6 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,8-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.192	.192	.231	.423	9						P
16	305	75 (3)	Jul 12	DET		BOS	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9	.79	-0.040	1.53	-0.05%	-0.33	P
17	306	81 (5)	Jul 17 (1)	DET		WSH	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.156	.156	.188	.344	9						P
18	307	86 (4)	Jul 20 (2)	DET		NYY	W,12-11	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.188	.344	9						P
19	308	87	Jul 22	DET	@	WSH	L,1-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.182	.333	9	2.02	-0.071	2.48	-0.05%	-0.59	P
20	309	93 (5)	Jul 27 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.206	.382	9	.71	0.028	.54	0.01%	0.25	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	310	99 (5)	Aug 5	DET		CLE	L,4-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.206	.382	9						P
22	311	100	Aug 6 (1)	DET		CLE	W,13-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.206	.382	9						P
23	312	103 (2)	Aug 9	DET		CHW	W,8-4	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.200	.371	9	.19	-0.004	.05	0.00%	-0.42	P
24	313	109 (5)	Aug 13 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.162	.162	.189	.351	9						P
25	314	111 (1)	Aug 15	DET	@	CHW	W,9-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.162	.189	.351	9						P
26	315	113 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.158	.158	.184	.342	9						P
27	316	115 (1)	Aug 20	DET		NYY	L,13-14	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9	.02	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.35	P
28	317	120 (4)	Aug 23	DET		WSH	L,3-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9						P
29	318	123 (2)	Aug 25	DET		PHA	L,5-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9						P
30	319	125 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	DET		BOS	L,1-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9						P
31	320	128 (2)	Aug 28	DET		BOS	L,3-13	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9						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
32	321	138 (9)	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9						P
33	322	141 (2)	Sep 11 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,5-11	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9						P
34	323	145 (3)	Sep 14 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,8-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9						P
35	324	148 (2)	Sep 17 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,4-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9						P
36	325	149	Sep 17 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,6-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9						P
							15-21		42	39	1	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	10	0	3		0	1	0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333		1.06	-0.493	3.52	-0.80%	-5.72

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