Joe Benz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: January 21, 1886 in New Alsace, IN us

Died: April 22, 1957 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Alsip, IL

Debut: August 16, 1911 (Age 25-207d, 3,564th in major league history)
vs. DET 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 0 BB

Last Game: May 2, 1919 (Age 33-101d)
vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: Joseph Louis Benz

Nicknames: Blitzen or Butcher Boy

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1917 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.3

ERA

2.43

251

163

1359.2

539

WHIP

1.147

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-16 / in Starts: 10-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	26 (12-8-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (13-9-5)

Most Driven In
B Lynn	1
H Felsch	1
F McMullin	0
Z Terry	0

Most Driven In By
E Collins	1
B Weaver	1
R Schalk	0

1916 Batting Game Log

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1916 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	175	5 (4)	Apr 16	CHW		SLB	L,5-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	176	13 (7)	Apr 25	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8						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
3	177	21 (7)	May 5	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.53	-0.013	1.44	-0.02%	-0.08	P
4	178	27 (5)	May 12	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	179	29 (1)	May 18	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	180	31 (1)	May 20	CHW	@	PHA	W,11-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.19	-0.011	.20	-0.01%	-0.42	P
7	181	34 (2)	May 25	CHW	@	WSH	T,3-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.83	-0.060	1.32	-0.06%	-0.64	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
8	182	41 (6)	Jun 3	CHW		NYY	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
9	183	43 (1)	Jun 5	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
10	184	46 (2)	Jun 12	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.083	.000	.083	9	1.08	-0.083	2.11	-0.10%	-0.96	P
11	185	51 (4)	Jun 17	CHW		BOS	W,5-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.071	.000	.071	9	.52	-0.024	.93	-0.03%	-0.26	P
12	186	54 (2)	Jun 21 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-11	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.067	.000	.067	9	.14	-0.007	.27	-0.01%	-0.46	P
13	187	59 (4)	Jun 26	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-2	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.059	.000	.059	9	1.67	-0.067	4.70	-0.11%	-0.52	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
14	188	69 (9)	Jul 6	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.053	.000	.053	9	1.11	-0.085	4.75	-0.22%	-0.83	P
15	189	74 (4)	Jul 11 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-5	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.050	.000	.050	9	1.44	-0.031	5.79	-0.08%	-0.43	P
16	190	79 (4)	Jul 15 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0		.000	.045	.000	.045	9	1.12	-0.053	3.05	-0.09%	-0.53	P
17	191	83 (3)	Jul 19 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.043	.000	.043	9	.65	-0.017	2.95	-0.05%	-0.19	P
18	192	87 (3)	Jul 22	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.038	.000	.038	9	1.65	-0.127	6.09	-0.28%	-0.99	P
19	193	95 (7)	Jul 29 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,6-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.034	.000	.034	9	.39	-0.016	1.54	-0.04%	-0.38	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
20	194	101 (5)	Aug 2	CHW		PHA	W,8-2	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.033	.065	.033	.098	9	1.29	0.114	8.40	0.45%	0.40	P
21	195	103 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,3-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.033	.065	.033	.098	9						P
22	196	124 (20)	Aug 28	CHW	@	PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.061	.088	.061	.149	9	1.12	0.005	3.71	0.01%	-0.07	P
23	197	127 (2)	Aug 31	CHW	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.054	.079	.054	.133	9	.65	-0.088	3.07	-0.25%	-1.04	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
24	198	131 (3)	Sep 4 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.051	.098	.051	.149	9						P
25	199	134 (2)	Sep 8	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.049	.093	.049	.142	9	1.20	-0.057	9.52	-0.27%	-0.40	P
26	200	138 (3)	Sep 12	CHW		SLB	L,3-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.048	.091	.048	.139	9	.69	-0.016	5.80	-0.08%	-0.13	P
27	201	145 (6)	Sep 19	CHW		PHA	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.067	.106	.089	.195	9	1.08	0.076	8.26	0.35%	0.15	P
28	202	149 (3)	Sep 23	CHW		NYY	L,2-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.067	.106	.089	.195	9						P
							11-16		49	45	3	3	1	0	0	2	2	0	19	0	1		0		0		.067	.106	.089	.195		.89	-0.560	3.61	-0.87%	-7.77

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