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	10-30 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 58 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	33 (18-11-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 58 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (19-12-7)

Most Driven In
W Schulmerich	1
F Maguire	1

Most Driven In By
W Berger	2
R Worthington	2
B Dreesen	1
L Richbourg	1
C Wilson	1

1931 Batting Game Log

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1931 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	96	1	Apr 14	BSN		BRO	W,7-4	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.012	1.26	-0.02%	-0.16	P
2	97	5 (3)	Apr 19	BSN		NYG	L,2-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	98	13 (7)	Apr 28	BSN	@	PHI	L,8-9	GS-2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	1.55	0.108	5.40	0.23%	1.11	P
4	99	14	Apr 30	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	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
5	100	18 (3)	May 5	BSN		PHI	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
6	101	24 (5)	May 17	BSN		PIT	L,3-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
7	102	26 (1)	May 19	BSN		CHC	W,9-5	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	.17	0.000	.46	0.00%	-0.82	P
8	103	31 (4)	May 26 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.429	.429	.571	1.000	9	.97	-0.032	2.72	-0.06%	-0.47	P
9	104	32	May 27	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	5						PR
10	105	35 (2)	May 30 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,0-10	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	9						P
11	106	36	May 30 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-12	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	.06	-0.002	.13	0.00%	-0.18	P
12	107	37	May 31 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	5						PR
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
13	108	41 (3)	Jun 4	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
14	109	43 (1)	Jun 6	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
15	110	47 (3)	Jun 10	BSN	@	STL	W,13-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
16	111	55 (7)	Jun 19	BSN		STL	L,3-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9						P
17	112	61 (5)	Jun 23 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,4-8	6-GF(6)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.444	.556	1.000	9	.48	0.022	.63	0.02%	0.38	P
18	113	65 (3)	Jun 26	BSN		CHC	W,7-3	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	9	.35	-0.010	.45	-0.01%	-0.30	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
19	114	71 (5)	Jul 1	BSN		PIT	L,1-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	9						P
20	115	73 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	5						PR
21	116	76 (2)	Jul 9	BSN		BRO	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	5						PR
22	117	78 (1)	Jul 11 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,3-7	3-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.385	.462	.846	9	.59	0.011	.48	0.01%	0.33	P
23	118	80 (1)	Jul 12 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.385	.462	.846	5						PR
24	119	87 (6)	Jul 18 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.471	.471	.529	1.000	9	1.05	-0.073	.50	-0.02%	-0.30	P
25	120	90 (2)	Jul 24	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.450	.850	9	1.45	-0.111	.96	-0.04%	-0.78	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
26	121	97 (6)	Aug 1	BSN	@	NYG	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.409	.409	.455	.864	9	1.29	-0.078	.48	-0.02%	-0.68	P
27	122	99 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.409	.409	.455	.864	4						PR
28	123	100	Aug 4 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.409	.409	.455	.864	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
29	124	103 (2)	Aug 6	BSN		BRO	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.385	.423	.808	9	1.23	-0.144	.14	-0.01%	-1.16	P
30	125	112 (8)	Aug 16 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,1-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.370	.370	.407	.778	9						P
31	126	114 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,0-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.345	.345	.379	.724	9	.17	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
32	127	119 (4)	Aug 21	BSN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.344	.656	9	1.05	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-1.82	P
33	128	121 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	BSN		STL	L,1-16	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.344	.656	9						P
34	129	124 (2)	Aug 26 (1)	BSN		STL	L,1-6	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.294	.324	.618	9	.63	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.39	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
35	130	130 (5)	Sep 1	BSN		NYG	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.270	.297	.568	9	.88	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-1.10	P
36	131	136 (5)	Sep 6	BSN	@	NYG	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.293	.317	.610	9	.78	0.112	.00	0.00%	1.17	P
37	132	141 (4)	Sep 11	BSN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.267	.289	.556	9	.69	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-1.12	P
38	133	146 (4)	Sep 16 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.271	.271	.292	.563	9	.63	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
39	134	152 (5)	Sep 20 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.255	.275	.529	9	.86	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
40	135	156 (3)	Sep 27 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,12-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.232	.232	.250	.482	9						P
							10-30		58	56	7	13	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	2		1		0	1	.232	.232	.250	.482		.80	-0.634	.48	0.08%	-7.72

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