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	12-17 / in Starts: 5-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	15 (10-5-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
P Whitney	1

Most Driven In By
B Urbanski	2
H Lee	1
B Jordan	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 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	222	4 (3)	Apr 20	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-7	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	1.00	0.035	2.70	0.06%	0.20	P
2	223	8 (3)	Apr 25	BSN		BRO	W,9-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.11	-0.003	.28	0.00%	-0.22	P
3	224	12 (3)	Apr 30	BSN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	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
4	225	16 (3)	May 5	BSN	@	CHC	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
5	226	19 (2)	May 8	BSN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.45	-0.035	1.18	-0.06%	-0.42	P
6	227	26 (6)	May 18	BSN		STL	W,6-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
7	228	28 (1)	May 20	BSN		CIN	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.43	-0.096	2.95	-0.12%	-0.68	P
8	229	32 (3)	May 26	BSN		CHC	L,4-6	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.88	0.018	2.26	0.03%	0.09	P
9	230	35 (2)	May 29	BSN		PHI	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
10	231	37 (1)	May 30 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.263	.263	.526	9						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
11	232	41 (3)	Jun 5	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-13	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.39	0.004	1.20	0.01%	0.02	P
12	233	42	Jun 6	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8						PR
13	234	45 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	W,8-6	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.36	0.223	2.35	0.23%	2.33	P
14	235	50 (4)	Jun 14	BSN	@	STL	L,9-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.320	.320	.640	9	1.20	-0.030	2.54	-0.04%	-0.32	P
15	236	56 (5)	Jun 20	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.58	-0.064	3.60	-0.09%	-0.51	P
16	237	62 (5)	Jun 24 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,7-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.310	.310	.621	9	.67	-0.033	1.57	-0.05%	-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
17	238	80 (17)	Jul 12	BSN		CHC	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.310	.310	.621	8						P
18	239	81	Jul 13	BSN		CHC	W,7-6	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.310	.310	.621	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
19	240	91 (9)	Jul 22 (2)	BSN		STL	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.313	.625	9	1.01	-0.012	.19	0.00%	0.08	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	241	100 (8)	Aug 1 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,2-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.313	.625	9						P
21	242	103 (2)	Aug 4	BSN	@	BRO	W,5-3	12-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.313	.625	9						P
22	243	107 (3)	Aug 8	BSN		PHI	W,3-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.303	.303	.606	9	.47	-0.012	.02	0.00%	-0.10	P
23	244	114 (6)	Aug 18	BSN	@	STL	L,0-15	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.303	.303	.606	9						P
24	245	121 (6)	Aug 26	BSN	@	PIT	W,8-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.303	.303	.606	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	246	131 (9)	Sep 5	BSN		PIT	L,2-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.91	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
26	247	136 (4)	Sep 12	BSN		CHC	L,2-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.278	.556	9	.68	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
27	248	140 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.282	.282	.564	9	1.13	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
28	249	145 (4)	Sep 23 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,0-8	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.293	.293	.293	.585	9						P
29	250	149 (3)	Sep 27	BSN	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.279	.279	.279	.558	9	1.36	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
							12-17		48	43	5	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	5		0	0	0	1	.279	.279	.279	.558		1.03	-0.035	1.45	-0.03%	-0.40

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