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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Team Record in Appearances: 7-23 / in Starts: 5-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 5

1924 Pitching Game Log

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1924 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	36	8	Apr 26	BSN		PHI	W,5-4	6-GF	W(1-0)	99	4.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	1.24	16		1	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	0.22%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
2	37	20	May 13	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-5	5-6		16	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.00	1.91	10		1	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.07%
3	38	24	May 17	BSN	@	CIN	W,8-4	GS-7	W(2-0)	3	6.2	6	4	4	4	4	0	0	4.26	2.66	30	46	0	0	0	26	4	1	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.12%
4	39	27	May 22	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.30	2.67	7		0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	.39	-0.03%
5	40	32	May 28	BSN		PHI	L,1-4	GS-	L(2-1)	5	8.0	3	4	4	4	3	1	0	4.37	3.54	30	59				26	0	1	0		0
6	41	36	May 31	BSN	@	BRO	L,8-14	3-GF(8)		2	5.1	5	1	1	4	3	0	0	3.86	3.60	23		0	1	0	19	0	1	0	2	0	1	.02	-0.01%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
7	42	41	Jun 6	BSN		CIN	W,4-3	GS-7		5	6.0	7	3	3	1	2	0	0	3.97	3.42	25	47	0	0	0	24	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.49	-0.12%
8	43	45	Jun 11	BSN		STL	L,3-7	GS-3	L(2-2)	4	3.0	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	4.38	3.39	15	37	0	0	0	13	2	2	0	0	1	0	1.61	-0.17%
9	44	51	Jun 18	BSN		PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	L(2-3)	6	8.0	11	4	4	5	2	0	0	4.40	3.52	35	41	1	3	0	30	1	2	0	1	0	0	1.70	-0.17%
10	45	56	Jun 23(2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,7-11			4	0.0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.80	3.59	2					0	0	0	0		0
11	46	58	Jun 25(1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,8-9			1	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.70	3.70	6					4	0	1	0		0
12	47	65	Jun 30(2)	BSN		PHI	L,4-6	GS-2		4	1.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.98	3.74	7	36	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.02%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
13	48	66	Jul 1	BSN		PHI	L,6-9	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.88	3.78	3		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
14	49	71	Jul 5	BSN		BRO	L,4-8	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.78	3.76	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
15	50	74	Jul 8	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-8	6-7		2	1.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.01	3.73	7		3	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
16	51	79	Jul 13(2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-6	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.99	3.70	7		0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
17	52	84	Jul 18	BSN	@	STL	L,4-10	5-6		4	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	5.30	3.68	11		0	0	0	9	0	4	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
18	53	88	Jul 21	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-7	6-GF(8)		2	2.2	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	5.21	3.58	10		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	54	98	Aug 1	BSN		CIN	W,3-2	CG	W(3-3)	10	15.0	9	2	2	7	2	0	0	4.38	3.64	59	86				49	0	0	0		0
20	55	102	Aug 5	BSN		STL	L,4-8	2-GF		3	8.0	6	1	0	4	2	0	0	3.94	3.65	32		0	1	0	26	2	0	0	1	1	1	.00	0.00%
21	56	107	Aug 9(2)	BSN		CHC	W,6-2	CG	W(4-3)	3	9.0	7	2	2	3	4	0	1	3.74	3.61	37	66	1	0	1	31	2	0	0	1	2	1	.00	0.00%
22	57	111	Aug 17	BSN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	W(5-3)	7	9.0	6	2	2	4	5	0	1	3.58	3.58	36	68	0	2	0	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
23	58	115	Aug 21(1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,7-6	9-GF	S(1)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.55	3.57	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
24	59	117	Aug 22	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(5-4)	0	8.0	9	3	3	5	1	0	0	3.53	3.63	37	48	1	1	0	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
25	60	122	Aug 26	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-7	GS-7	L(5-5)	3	7.0	9	5	5	3	0	0	1	3.71	3.68	33	36	3	1	0	29	3	3	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
26	61	127	Aug 30(2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,8-10	GS-6	L(5-6)	3	5.0	11	8	8	4	1	0	0	4.16	3.72	29	10	0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
27	62	133	Sep 4(1)	BSN		BRO	L,1-5	GS-5	L(5-7)	4	4.1	5	5	5	7	1	0	0	4.38	3.84	24	27	0	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
28	63	140	Sep 12	BSN		PIT	L,4-5	8-GF		7	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.45	3.91	10		0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
29	64	147	Sep 19	BSN		STL	L,1-4	8-GF		6	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.39	3.88	5		0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
30	65	150	Sep 23	BSN		CIN	L,1-4	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.36	3.87	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							7-23		W-L:5-7,Sv:1	3.5	128.0	129	63	62	64	41	2	3	4.36	3.87	555	47	11	11	1	470	22	19	0	6	8	3	.42	-0.25%

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