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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Team Record in Appearances: 10-19 / in Starts: 9-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 4

1918 Pitching Game Log

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1918 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	222	7	Apr 30	CHW	@	CLE	W,13-3	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	9	3	3	2	1	0	0	3.00	2.68	37	56	0	0	0	35	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.44	0.24%
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	223	13	May 6	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	GS-2	W(2-0)	5	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.09	2.41	9	43	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.43	-0.26%
3	224	14	May 7	CHW		CLE	L,1-7	7-8		0	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.15	2.23	8		0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	.17	0.00%
4	225	19	May 13	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-6	5-GF(8)		5	4.0	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	3.71	2.41	17		0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.10	-0.18%
5	226	22	May 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	GS-1		2	0.2	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.58	2.40	6	36	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.46	-0.44%
6	227	32	May 30(2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	8-8		13	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.34	2.28	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.02%
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	228	37	Jun 4	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	GS-7		4	6.0	9	3	2	2	0	0	0	4.01	2.51	27	42	0	1	0	23	0	1	0	1	0	0	5.88	-0.93%
8	229	44	Jun 12	CHW		BOS	L,0-7	3-7		7	5.0	6	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.94	2.57	20		0	2	0	16	0	1	0	0	1	0	3.08	0.06%
9	230	45	Jun 13	CHW		BOS	L,0-6	8-GF		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.69	2.55	7		0	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.00%
10	231	49	Jun 17	CHW		WSH	L,1-2	GS-1	L(2-1)	3	0.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.69	2.64	3	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5.01	-0.35%
11	232	53	Jun 22	CHW		CLE	L,3-4	4-8		4	4.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.25	2.68	16		1	0	0	14	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.14	0.14%
12	233	54	Jun 23	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.16	2.66	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.04%
13	234	60	Jun 28(2)	CHW		SLB	W,6-2	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	2.93	2.62	32	71	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.07%
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
14	235	64	Jul 1(2)	CHW		SLB	L,3-4	GS-7	L(3-2)	2	7.0	11	4	2	2	0	0	1	2.89	2.74	32	41	2	2	0	25	1	1	0	2	0	2	.88	-0.08%
15	236	67	Jul 3	CHW		DET	W,9-5	7-8	W(4-2)	1	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.80	2.72	7		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	0.09%
16	237	69	Jul 4(2)	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	W(5-2)	0	9.0	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	2.40	2.67	34	72				32	0	0	0		0
17	238	74	Jul 9(2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG(10)	W(6-2)	4	10.0	11	3	3	2	0	0	0	2.44	2.69	38	56	0	1	0	35	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.07	0.04%
18	239	77	Jul 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG(7)	L(6-3)	2	7.0	8	6	3	1	2	0	0	2.57	2.64	31	44	1	0	0	28	1	2	0	1	0	2	.72	-0.23%
19	240	80	Jul 16	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-4	6-GF(8)		3	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.49	2.60	7		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.03%
20	241	82	Jul 18(2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-7		1	7.0	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.40	2.62	27	64	0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	1	.37	0.03%
21	242	83	Jul 19	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	5-9	L(6-4)	0	3.2	7	4	4	1	1	0	0	2.69	2.62	18		0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	.44	-0.03%
22	243	86	Jul 22	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG(10)	L(6-5)	2	9.2	12	3	3	0	3	0	0	2.70	2.52	42	56	4	0	0	39	1	0	0	0	0	1	.11	-0.01%
23	244	91	Jul 29	CHW		WSH	W,1-0	SHO(13)	W(7-5)	6	13.0	9	0	0	5	0	0	0	2.40	2.62	51	84	3	0	0	44	0	0	0	1	0	0	.05	0.02%
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
24	245	95	Aug 3(1)	CHW		PHA	W,10-3	CG	W(8-5)	4	9.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	0	2.44	2.61	36	59	0	1	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00	0.00%
25	246	99	Aug 5	CHW		PHA	L,2-5	GS-5	L(8-6)	1	5.0	8	5	3	0	1	1	0	2.55	2.68	24	36	0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
26	247	111	Aug 17(2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-7	6-GF(8)		11	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.50	2.67	11		0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
27	248	114	Aug 22	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(8-7)	4	8.0	8	3	3	0	3	0	0	2.55	2.61	31	57	0	1	0	28	1	1	0	0	2	1	.00	0.00%
28	249	117	Aug 24(2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(8-8)	1	8.0	8	2	2	2	5	0	0	2.53	2.56	35	61	0	0	0	32	2	1	0	0	0	1	.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
29	250	122	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,5-8			7	5.0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	2.55	22					18	0	0	0		2
							10-19		W-L:8-8	2.8	154.1	156	57	42	28	27	1	2	2.45	2.55	634	54	11	10	0	572	13	9	0	12	6	13	.95	-1.72%

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