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	14-24 / in Starts: 8-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	38 (21-13-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-15-8)

Most Driven In
T Douthit	1
N Cullop	0
L Durocher	0

Most Driven In By
E Roush	1
C Heathcote	1

1931 Batting Game Log

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1931 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	311	1	Apr 14	CIN		STL	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.18	-0.099	5.52	-0.15%	-0.74	P
2	312	4 (2)	Apr 18	CIN		PIT	L,6-9	2-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.62	0.000	1.15	0.00%	-0.03	P
3	313	8 (3)	Apr 26	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	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
4	314	12 (3)	May 2	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-11	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.57	-0.035	.44	-0.02%	-0.40	P
5	315	16 (3)	May 5	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	2-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.41	-0.002	.21	0.00%	0.07	P
6	316	19 (2)	May 12 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.32	-0.089	.44	-0.02%	-1.13	P
7	317	22 (2)	May 15 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.33	-0.010	.12	0.00%	-0.25	P
8	318	26 (3)	May 19	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-9	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.15	0.108	.58	0.03%	1.04	P
9	319	31 (4)	May 26 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	9	.75	-0.012	.13	0.00%	-0.10	P
10	320	37 (5)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	.57	-0.045	.05	0.00%	-0.75	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
11	321	40 (2)	Jun 1	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9	2.35	-0.061	.14	0.00%	-0.25	P
12	322	45 (4)	Jun 6	CIN		BSN	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	.73	-0.061	.03	0.00%	-0.88	P
13	323	52 (6)	Jun 13	CIN		BRO	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.185	.185	.222	.407	9	.35	-0.032	.02	0.00%	-0.49	P
14	324	57 (4)	Jun 20 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-11	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9	2.75	-0.077	.03	0.00%	-0.82	P
15	325	61 (3)	Jun 23 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,8-4	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9	.92	-0.141	.01	0.00%	-2.12	P
16	326	66 (4)	Jun 27	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9						P
17	327	68 (1)	Jun 28 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9						P
18	328	70 (1)	Jun 30	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	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
19	329	72 (1)	Jul 2	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9						P
20	330	76 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9						P
21	331	77	Jul 9 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,1-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9						P
22	332	79 (1)	Jul 11	CIN	@	STL	L,2-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9						P
23	333	81 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,6-5	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9						P
24	334	84 (2)	Jul 16	CIN		BSN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.152	.182	.333	9	.99	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
25	335	87 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,7-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.152	.182	.333	9						P
26	336	94 (6)	Jul 26 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.194	.250	.444	9	1.33	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.84	P
27	337	98 (3)	Jul 31	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.184	.237	.421	9	.69	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.34	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	338	102 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.171	.220	.390	9	.61	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
29	339	105 (2)	Aug 6	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.214	.381	9	.98	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.78	P
30	340	108 (2)	Aug 9 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.174	.200	.374	9	.81	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
31	341	112 (3)	Aug 14 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.163	.188	.351	9	.91	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
32	342	119 (6)	Aug 20	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.173	.196	.369	9	.90	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
33	343	124 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.151	.167	.189	.355	9	.58	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.29	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	344	130 (5)	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.155	.175	.331	9	.79	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-1.67	P
35	345	135 (4)	Sep 6 (2)	CIN		STL	L,0-7	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.153	.167	.186	.353	9	1.62	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
36	346	142 (6)	Sep 13 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.175	.180	.355	9	1.20	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
37	347	149 (6)	Sep 20 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.197	.203	.400	9	.52	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
38	348	152 (2)	Sep 26	CIN		STL	L,4-7	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.203	.197	.400	9	1.37	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
							14-24		71	66	2	11	2	0	0	1	3	0	13	0	2		2		0	0	.167	.203	.197	.400		.93	-0.972	.26	-0.17%	-11.63

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