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	9-9 / in Starts: 7-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	9 (4-2-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-5-3)

Most Driven In
G Rapp	1
E Smith	0

Most Driven In By
D Bancroft	1

1921 Batting Game Log

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1921 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	322	16 (15)	May 3	NYG		BSN	W,7-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.17	-0.014	.51	-0.03%	-0.04	P
2	323	24 (7)	May 14	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.31	0.010	1.00	0.02%	0.25	P
3	324	28 (3)	May 18	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.26	-0.097	5.39	-0.25%	-0.71	P
4	325	34 (5)	May 26 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.44	-0.045	1.70	-0.11%	-0.76	P
5	326	38 (3)	May 28 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	8						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
6	327	43 (4)	Jun 1 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	9	.57	0.052	2.30	0.13%	0.05	P
7	328	48 (4)	Jun 7	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9	.99	-0.025	4.42	-0.07%	-0.23	P
8	329	50 (1)	Jun 11	NYG	@	STL	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9						P
9	330	54 (3)	Jun 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9						P
10	331	55	Jun 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	7-13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.167	.176	.343	9	1.09	-0.055	4.54	-0.14%	-0.27	P
11	332	59 (3)	Jun 21	NYG		BSN	L,5-16	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325	9	1.38	-0.041	6.37	-0.11%	-0.62	P
12	333	64 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,17-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.150	.158	.308	9	.74	-0.019	3.16	-0.05%	-0.18	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
13	334	68 (3)	Jul 3 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,10-5	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.190	.200	.390	6	.58	0.021	2.25	0.05%	0.27	P
14	335	71 (2)	Jul 6	NYG		BRO	L,4-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.190	.200	.390	9						P
15	336	74 (2)	Jul 9	NYG		CHC	W,6-5	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9	.39	-0.010	1.60	-0.02%	-0.17	P
16	337	76 (1)	Jul 11	NYG		CHC	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9						P
17	338	83 (6)	Jul 19	NYG		PIT	L,1-10	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9						P
18	339	84	Jul 20	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9						P
							9-9		24	21	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	1		0		0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372		.60	-0.223	2.45	-0.58%	-2.40

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