Larry Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: November 20, 1897 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 3, 1953 in Amberley, OH

Buried: St. Joseph Old Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: April 19, 1923 (Age 25-150d, 5,706th in major league history)
vs. NYG 8.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 16, 1935 (Age 37-269d)
vs. CIN 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Lawrence James Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.5

128

ERA

4.03

455

261

2297.0

670

WHIP

1.415

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-30 / in Starts: 1-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	18 (11-5-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
L Kopf	0

Most Driven In By
T Boeckel	1
S McInnis	1
B Southworth	1

1923 Batting Game Log

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1923 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	1	3 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.048	1.95	-0.06%	-0.35	P
2	2	7 (3)	Apr 25	BSN		PHI	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.36	-0.053	2.44	-0.06%	-0.57	P
3	3	11 (3)	Apr 29	BSN	@	BRO	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.46	-0.124	2.63	-0.13%	-1.17	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
4	4	15 (3)	May 3	BSN	@	PHI	L,4-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	2.02	-0.038	5.43	-0.06%	-0.40	P
5	5	18 (2)	May 7	BSN		BRO	L,11-12	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
6	6	19	May 8	BSN		CIN	L,6-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.50	-0.025	1.05	-0.03%	-0.27	P
7	7	22 (2)	May 14	BSN		STL	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.74	-0.019	1.38	-0.02%	-0.17	P
8	8	24 (1)	May 16	BSN		STL	W,7-6	12-GF(14)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	1.41	0.029	2.09	0.03%	0.13	P
9	9	27 (2)	May 19	BSN		PIT	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
10	10	28	May 22	BSN		CHC	L,2-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
11	11	30 (1)	May 25	BSN	@	BRO	W,7-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
12	12	32 (1)	May 27	BSN	@	BRO	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
13	13	35 (2)	May 29 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,10-7	3-GF	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		2		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.43	0.046	.25	0.02%	0.32	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
14	14	41 (5)	Jun 2	BSN		BRO	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
15	15	44 (2)	Jun 5	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-7	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	.71	-0.037	.15	-0.01%	-0.36	P
16	16	48 (3)	Jun 9	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9	.98	-0.050	.12	0.00%	-0.43	P
17	17	51 (2)	Jun 12	BSN	@	CHC	L,11-12	5-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9	2.51	0.094	.13	0.00%	0.84	P
18	18	54 (2)	Jun 15	BSN	@	STL	L,3-5	3-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9	1.85	-0.024	.05	0.00%	-0.21	P
19	19	56 (1)	Jun 18	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9						P
20	20	57	Jun 20	BSN	@	PIT	W,14-8	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9						P
21	21	59 (1)	Jun 22	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-9	3-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.19	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
22	22	63 (3)	Jun 27	BSN		NYG	L,8-15	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	2.66	-0.019	.02	0.00%	-0.21	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
23	23	70 (6)	Jul 7 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,1-9	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
24	24	75 (4)	Jul 11	BSN		STL	L,4-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
25	25	80 (4)	Jul 17 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
26	26	81	Jul 17 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,5-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
27	27	86 (4)	Jul 21 (2)	BSN		PIT	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
28	28	89 (2)	Jul 25 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-5	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	1.04	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
29	29	94 (4)	Jul 29	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.172	.111	.284	9	1.43	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.15	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
30	30	98 (3)	Aug 2	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9	1.09	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
31	31	102 (3)	Aug 7	BSN	@	STL	L,5-7	6-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.219	.138	.357	9	2.77	0.138	.00	0.00%	1.10	P
32	32	115 (12)	Aug 23	BSN		PIT	L,3-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.219	.138	.357	9						P
33	33	118 (2)	Aug 27 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,2-8	2-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.235	.161	.397	9	.39	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.22	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
34	34	136 (17)	Sep 15	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.235	.161	.397	8						P
35	35	145 (8)	Sep 24	BSN	@	CHC	L,7-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.235	.161	.397	9						P
							5-30		38	31	4	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	13	0	4		2		0	0	.161	.235	.161	.397		1.17	-0.203	1.03	-0.33%	-2.20

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