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	3-13 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 7 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	4 (2-2-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 7 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

Most Driven In
E Lombardi	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 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	418	1	Apr 17	CIN		CHC	L,0-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	419	5 (3)	Apr 22	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	420	8 (2)	Apr 26	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	421	9	Apr 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-4	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.21	-0.006	.36	-0.01%	-0.38	P
5	422	11 (1)	Apr 30	CIN	@	STL	L,6-10	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
6	423	19 (7)	May 9	CIN		BSN	L,3-10	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	424	21 (1)	May 11	CIN		BSN	L,5-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	425	22	May 12	CIN		BSN	L,2-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	426	33 (10)	May 30 (1)	CIN		STL	L,6-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.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
10	427	67 (33)	Jul 3	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	428	78 (10)	Jul 14 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-18	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
12	429	108 (29)	Aug 11 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.22	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
13	430	111 (2)	Aug 15 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.47	0.034	.00	0.00%	1.00	P
14	431	114 (2)	Aug 17	CIN		BRO	L,4-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.63	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
15	432	120 (5)	Aug 24 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,9-10	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.28	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.11	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
16	433	127 (6)	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,4-11	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.37	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
							3-13		7	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571		.34	0.012	.05	-0.01%	0.69

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