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	12-23 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 16 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 16 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In By
L Doby	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	396	2 (1)	Apr 20	CLE		DET	L,4-5	8-9	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
2	397	8 (5)	May 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	398	12 (3)	May 6 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	399	15 (2)	May 9	CLE	@	PHA	L,8-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						P
5	400	24 (8)	May 18	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0					9	3.17	0.027	7.36	0.04%	-0.10	P
6	401	27 (2)	May 21 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,5-14	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	402	29 (1)	May 22	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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	403	38 (8)	Jun 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-11	1-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.34	0.014	.76	0.02%	0.41	P
9	404	39	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,9-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
10	405	40	Jun 4	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
11	406	44 (3)	Jun 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	3-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.46	0.015	.59	0.01%	0.13	P
12	407	47 (2)	Jun 11 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
13	408	48	Jun 11 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
14	409	49	Jun 13	CLE		BOS	L,1-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
15	410	56 (6)	Jun 20	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
16	411	62 (5)	Jun 25 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	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
17	412	67 (4)	Jul 1	CLE		DET	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	.13	-0.003	.64	-0.01%	-0.26	P
18	413	68	Jul 2 (1)	CLE		DET	L,5-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9						P
19	414	69	Jul 2 (2)	CLE		DET	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9						P
20	415	71 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,8-7	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.07	-0.002	.22	0.00%	-0.12	P
21	416	75 (3)	Jul 7	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
22	417	81 (5)	Jul 16 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,10-13	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
23	418	83 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-6	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.08	-0.004	.27	-0.01%	-0.39	P
24	419	85 (1)	Jul 18	CLE	@	PHA	W,10-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9						P
25	420	89 (3)	Jul 22	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9						P
26	421	93 (3)	Jul 27	CLE		PHA	L,2-7	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.41	-0.011	1.98	-0.03%	-0.18	P
27	422	96 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.88	-0.048	10.07	-0.15%	-0.18	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
28	423	103 (6)	Aug 9 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	5-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	1.88	0.067	9.45	0.20%	0.40	P
29	424	104	Aug 9 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,8-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
30	425	109 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	8						P
31	426	120 (10)	Aug 24 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.26	0.009	1.29	0.03%	0.27	P
32	427	122 (1)	Aug 26	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-4	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	.48	-0.013	3.05	-0.05%	-0.26	P
33	428	123	Aug 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,9-11	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	.60	-0.047	4.23	-0.20%	-1.03	P
34	429	124	Aug 28	CLE	@	BOS	L,14-15	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.42	-0.011	2.73	-0.04%	-0.21	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
35	430	135 (10)	Sep 7	CLE	@	DET	T,13-13	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.00	-0.058	3.71	-0.13%	-0.80	P
36	431	145 (9)	Sep 17	CLE		PHA	L,9-10	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9						P
							12-23		16	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	9	0	2		0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298		.77	-0.065	3.15	-0.33%	-2.31

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