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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 20	CLE		DET	L,4-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	8 (5)	May 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (3)	May 6 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (2)	May 9	CLE	@	PHA	L,8-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	24 (8)	May 18	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	27 (2)	May 21 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,5-14		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (1)	May 22	CLE		NYY	L,2-7		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	38 (8)	Jun 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-11		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	39	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,9-11		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	40	Jun 4	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-7		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	44 (3)	Jun 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7		7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	47 (2)	Jun 11 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-3	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	48	Jun 11 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-9		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	49	Jun 13	CLE		BOS	L,1-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	56 (6)	Jun 20	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	GF	8	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	62 (5)	Jun 25 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,3-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	67 (4)	Jul 1	CLE		DET	W,7-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	68	Jul 2 (1)	CLE		DET	L,5-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	69	Jul 2 (2)	CLE		DET	W,5-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	71 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,8-7		13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	75 (3)	Jul 7	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	81 (5)	Jul 16 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,10-13		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	83 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-6	GF	15	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	85 (1)	Jul 18	CLE	@	PHA	W,10-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	89 (3)	Jul 22	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	93 (3)	Jul 27	CLE		PHA	L,2-7		9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	96 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	103 (6)	Aug 9 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3		12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	104	Aug 9 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,8-10	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	109 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	120 (10)	Aug 24 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	122 (1)	Aug 26	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-4		15	3.2	0	2	0	2	2	P
33	123	Aug 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,9-11		22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	124	Aug 28	CLE	@	BOS	L,14-15		9	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	135 (10)	Sep 7	CLE	@	DET	T,13-13		20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	145 (9)	Sep 17	CLE		PHA	L,9-10		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							36gm		63.0	1	8	0	9	2