Rube Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: June 27, 1890 in Clinton, NC us

Died: December 12, 1937 in Dothan, AL

Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: June 28, 1910 (Age 20-001d, 3,352nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 7 BB, L

Last Game: September 21, 1925 (Age 35-086d)
vs. BSN 3.2 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: John Cleave Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.8

150

144

ERA

3.09

437

311

2517.1

950

WHIP

1.265

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-25 / in Starts: 8-18
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	25 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	35 (20-11-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (22-16-9)

Most Driven In
B Schang	1
F Mollwitz	0
J Meyers	0

Most Driven In By
I Wingo	1
D Robertson	0
T Leach	0

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 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	133	2 (1)	Apr 15	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.074	2.34	-0.10%	-0.66	P
2	134	7 (4)	Apr 20	CIN		STL	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
3	135	10 (2)	Apr 23	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
4	136	12 (1)	Apr 25	CIN		CHC	T,4-4	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
5	137	13	Apr 26	CIN		CHC	W,13-12	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
6	138	15 (1)	Apr 28	CIN		CHC	L,8-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
7	139	16	Apr 29	CIN	@	STL	W,10-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
8	140	17	Apr 30	CIN	@	STL	L,2-6	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.429	.429	.429	.857	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
9	141	21 (3)	May 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-2	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0		.333	.400	.333	.733	9	1.17	0.139	2.90	0.21%	1.16	P
10	142	23 (1)	May 11	CIN	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.231	.286	.231	.516	9	1.32	-0.128	2.80	-0.16%	-0.85	P
11	143	27 (3)	May 15	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.58	-0.074	3.18	-0.09%	-0.65	P
12	144	31 (3)	May 25	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
13	145	33 (1)	May 29	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.286	.250	.536	9	1.27	0.030	2.37	0.03%	0.24	P
14	146	36 (2)	May 31 (2)	CIN	@	STL	T,4-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.250	.286	.250	.536	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
15	147	38 (1)	Jun 2	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.208	.240	.208	.448	9						P
16	148	43 (4)	Jun 8	CIN		BSN	L,3-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.208	.240	.208	.448	9						P
17	149	46 (2)	Jun 11	CIN		BRO	W,1-0	CG(15)	6	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.200	.226	.233	.459	9						P
18	150	50 (3)	Jun 16	CIN		NYG	L,3-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.188	.212	.219	.431	9						P
19	151	53 (2)	Jun 20	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.188	.212	.219	.431	9						P
20	152	55 (1)	Jun 23	CIN		PIT	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.206	.229	.235	.464	9	2.40	-0.066	2.11	-0.04%	-0.48	P
21	153	58 (2)	Jun 27 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,1-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.194	.216	.222	.438	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
22	154	63 (4)	Jul 1	CIN		STL	W,5-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.184	.205	.211	.416	9						P
23	155	67 (3)	Jul 5 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-5	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.205	.225	.231	.456	9						P
24	156	69 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG(14)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.217	.222	.440	9	2.21	-0.318	3.82	-0.33%	-1.47	P
25	157	73 (3)	Jul 10	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.213	.229	.234	.463	9	.73	0.063	.62	0.03%	0.47	P
26	158	77 (3)	Jul 15	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.208	.224	.229	.454	9	1.55	-0.038	1.56	-0.02%	-0.39	P
27	159	80 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.208	.224	.229	.454	9						P
28	160	82 (1)	Jul 20	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-6	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.208	.224	.229	.454	9						P
29	161	86 (3)	Jul 23	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-2	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.208	.224	.229	.454	9						P
30	162	87	Jul 24 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.208	.224	.229	.454	9						P
31	163	94 (6)	Jul 29 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,6-7	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.220	.235	.240	.475	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
32	164	98 (3)	Aug 1 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,6-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.216	.231	.235	.466	9						P
33	165	101 (2)	Aug 5 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.212	.226	.231	.457	9	.57	-0.014	.09	0.00%	-0.13	P
34	166	104 (2)	Aug 7	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.212	.226	.231	.457	9						P
35	167	105	Aug 8	CIN		PHI	L,6-14	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.208	.222	.226	.449	9						P
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to New York Giants
36	168	114	Aug 25 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,7-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.204	.218	.222	.440	9	1.03	-0.024	.55	-0.01%	-0.19	P
37	169	119 (4)	Aug 31 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.190	.203	.207	.410	9	.24	-0.006	.03	0.00%	-0.24	P
Sep/Oct		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
38	170	125 (5)	Sep 6 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	0-GF	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.217	.230	.250	.480	9						P
39	171	129 (3)	Sep 9 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.210	.222	.242	.464	9	.81	-0.042	.02	0.00%	-0.28	P
40	172	133 (3)	Sep 12 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,17-5	0-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.215	.227	.246	.473	9						P
41	173	135 (1)	Sep 13	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.212	.224	.242	.466	9	3.26	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
42	174	138 (2)	Sep 17 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.206	.217	.235	.453	9	.45	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
43	175	142 (3)	Sep 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-1	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.203	.214	.232	.446	9						P
44	176	145 (2)	Sep 22	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.194	.205	.222	.428	9	1.40	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.99	P
45	177	152 (6)	Oct 4 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG(12)	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		1		.211	.221	.250	.471	9	2.11	0.301	.00	0.00%	2.34	P
							18-25		80	76	3	16	3	0	0	2	0	0	16	1	3		1		1		.211	.221	.250	.471		1.40	-0.456	1.60	-0.48%	-2.57

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