Ben Cantwell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 168lb (185cm, 76kg)

Born: April 13, 1902 in Milan, TN us

Died: December 4, 1962 in Salem, MO

Buried: North Lawn Cemetery, Salem, MO

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: August 19, 1927 (Age 25-128d, 6,587th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1937 (Age 35-163d)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.8

108

ERA

3.91

316

163

1534.0

348

WHIP

1.318

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-18 / in Starts: 6-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	32 (17-11-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-11-7)

Most Driven In
L Bell	1
F Maguire	1
G Harper	0
A Spohrer	0

Most Driven In By
L Richbourg	1
L Bell	1
G Sisler	1
B James	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	35	17 (16)	May 11	BSN		CIN	W,8-7	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.033	2.47	-0.05%	-0.49	P
2	36	20 (2)	May 14	BSN		CHC	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.050	2.51	-0.08%	-0.45	P
3	37	26 (5)	May 18 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.47	-0.151	3.66	-0.23%	-1.11	P
4	38	30 (3)	May 24	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	39	34 (3)	May 27 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	1.13	-0.004	1.02	0.00%	0.07	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	40	40 (5)	Jun 3	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-12	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.32	0.002	.15	0.00%	0.01	P
7	41	45 (4)	Jun 9	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	1.00	-0.079	.38	-0.02%	-0.74	P
8	42	49 (3)	Jun 16 (1)	BSN	@	STL	W,9-8	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	9	1.48	0.074	.19	0.01%	0.72	P
9	43	51 (1)	Jun 18	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9						P
10	44	59 (7)	Jun 23 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,7-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9						P
11	45	60	Jun 25 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.211	.176	.387	9	.55	0.003	.10	0.00%	0.01	P
12	46	66 (5)	Jun 29 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,7-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9	.49	-0.026	.04	0.00%	-0.32	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	47	71 (4)	Jul 3	BSN		NYG	L,3-11	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	9	.44	-0.023	.02	0.00%	-0.45	P
14	48	77 (5)	Jul 9	BSN		CHC	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.125	.310	9	.77	-0.072	.01	0.00%	-1.42	P
15	49	81 (3)	Jul 13	BSN		CIN	W,7-6	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.172	.115	.288	9	.61	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-1.44	P
16	50	86 (4)	Jul 18	BSN		STL	L,4-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.071	.161	.107	.268	9	.53	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
17	51	90 (3)	Jul 23 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-9	GS-6	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.212	.167	.379	9	1.02	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.90	P
18	52	97 (6)	Jul 29	BSN	@	PIT	W,10-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.212	.167	.379	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
19	53	101 (3)	Aug 1	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.200	.156	.356	9	.98	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
20	54	107 (5)	Aug 12	BSN		CHC	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	9	1.40	0.184	.00	0.00%	0.75	P
21	55	114 (6)	Aug 20	BSN		CIN	L,2-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.244	.216	.460	9	1.40	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
22	56	119 (4)	Aug 24	BSN		STL	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.244	.216	.460	9						P
23	57	122 (2)	Aug 30	BSN		PHI	L,5-9	1-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.250	.225	.475	9	1.74	-0.189	.00	0.00%	-1.01	P
24	58	123	Aug 31	BSN		PHI	L,5-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.250	.225	.475	9						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
25	59	129 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-9	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.255	.256	.511	9	.51	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
26	60	136 (6)	Sep 14	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.255	.255	.510	9	.91	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
27	61	146 (9)	Sep 24 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.180	.241	.240	.481	9	1.35	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
							9-18		57	50	5	9	3	0	0	2	4	0	5	0	2		1		0	0	.180	.241	.240	.481		.97	-0.531	.51	-0.37%	-7.24

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