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	18-27 / in Starts: 13-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 87 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	53 (28-16-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 87 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (28-18-10)

Most Driven In
Z Taylor	1
D Burrus	1
E Brown	1
S Hogan	1
E Taylor	0
A High	0

Most Driven In By
J Welsh	2
E Taylor	1
J Johnston	0

1926 Batting Game Log

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1926 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	98	1	Apr 13	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.23	-0.029	3.43	-0.05%	-0.38	P
2	99	3 (1)	Apr 15	BSN	@	PHI	L,4-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	100	6 (2)	Apr 18	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.97	-0.010	2.04	-0.01%	-0.21	P
4	101	10 (3)	Apr 23	BSN		PHI	L,1-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.85	-0.024	1.63	-0.03%	-0.22	P
5	102	14 (3)	Apr 29	BSN		NYG	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	.69	-0.051	.91	-0.04%	-0.52	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
6	103	17 (2)	May 2	BSN	@	BRO	L,1-9	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9						P
7	104	19 (1)	May 4	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	3.21	-0.054	4.61	-0.05%	-0.18	P
8	105	22 (2)	May 7	BSN	@	PIT	L,10-11	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9						P
9	106	24 (1)	May 11	BSN	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	1.18	-0.064	1.56	-0.05%	-0.48	P
10	107	29 (4)	May 17	BSN	@	STL	L,5-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	.80	0.013	.40	0.00%	0.14	P
11	108	34 (4)	May 23	BSN	@	CHC	L,8-14	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	.92	-0.034	.48	-0.01%	-0.45	P
12	109	35	May 26	BSN	@	PHI	L,7-13	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	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
13	110	41 (5)	Jun 2 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	W,12-11	2-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1		0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	1.15	0.033	.52	0.01%	0.25	P
14	111	44 (2)	Jun 5	BSN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	.14	0.006	.09	0.00%	-0.64	P
15	112	47 (2)	Jun 10	BSN		CHC	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.259	.481	9	.65	0.129	.65	0.08%	0.59	P
16	113	50 (2)	Jun 14	BSN		PIT	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.200	.200	.233	.433	9	1.34	-0.098	1.61	-0.07%	-0.68	P
17	114	54 (3)	Jun 19 (1)	BSN		STL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.200	.226	.233	.459	9	1.44	0.002	1.03	0.00%	0.06	P
18	115	56 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	BSN		BRO	W,8-7	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.219	.226	.445	9	1.73	-0.042	.65	-0.01%	-0.15	P
19	116	59 (2)	Jun 23 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.200	.206	.406	9	.88	-0.062	.22	-0.01%	-0.80	P
20	117	61 (1)	Jun 25	BSN	@	PHI	L,7-8	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.200	.206	.406	2						PR
21	118	64 (2)	Jun 28	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.189	.194	.384	9	1.09	-0.055	.07	0.00%	-0.40	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
22	119	69 (4)	Jul 2	BSN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.154	.175	.179	.354	9	1.06	-0.100	.07	0.00%	-1.48	P
23	120	74 (4)	Jul 5 (2)	BSN		BRO	L,5-14	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.171	.175	.346	9	.09	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.22	P
24	121	77 (2)	Jul 9	BSN	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.171	.175	.346	9						P
25	122	83 (5)	Jul 14	BSN	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.140	.159	.163	.322	9	.42	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-1.13	P
26	123	84	Jul 15	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.159	.163	.322	8						PR
27	124	88 (3)	Jul 20	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-8	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.156	.159	.315	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
28	125	92 (3)	Jul 24	BSN	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.163	.167	.330	9	.95	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
29	126	96 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.160	.176	.180	.356	9	1.79	0.090	.02	0.00%	0.59	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	127	101 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	BSN		PIT	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.173	.189	.192	.381	9	1.15	-0.005	.01	0.00%	-0.04	P
31	128	103 (1)	Aug 6	BSN		PIT	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.173	.189	.192	.381	9						P
32	129	106 (2)	Aug 9	BSN		STL	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.164	.193	.182	.375	9	.36	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.97	P
33	130	109 (2)	Aug 14 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.155	.183	.172	.356	9	.85	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
34	131	115 (5)	Aug 20	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.177	.167	.344	9	1.59	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.74	P
35	132	119 (3)	Aug 24 (1)	BSN	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.182	.172	.354	9	1.57	-0.305	.00	0.00%	-2.07	P
36	133	124 (4)	Aug 28	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.174	.164	.338	9	.58	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.44	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
37	134	128 (3)	Sep 3	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-17	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.171	.162	.333	9	.99	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
38	135	130 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	W,9-5	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.171	.162	.333	9						P
39	136	131	Sep 7 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,2-7	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.183	.162	.345	9	.72	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
40	137	135 (3)	Sep 9	BSN		NYG	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.183	.162	.345	9						P
41	138	136	Sep 10	BSN		STL	W,11-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.178	.157	.335	9	1.11	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.82	P
42	139	139 (2)	Sep 13	BSN		STL	W,5-4	8-GF(14)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.139	.173	.153	.326	9	2.28	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
43	140	145 (5)	Sep 20 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.169	.149	.317	9	1.62	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
44	141	148 (2)	Sep 23	BSN		PIT	W,2-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.167	.147	.313	9	.50	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
45	142	149	Sep 25 (1)	BSN		PIT	L,8-11	2-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.167	.352	9	.56	-0.041	.00	0.00%	0.21	P
							18-27		87	78	3	12	1	0	0	4	2	0	25	1	6		2		0	1	.154	.185	.167	.352		1.03	-1.211	.50	-0.24%	-13.00

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