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	14-19 / in Starts: 5-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	25 (14-9-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-5)

Most Driven In
A Lopez	0

Most Driven In By
T Thompson	1
B Urbanski	1
G Moore	0
R Warstler	0

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 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	292	2 (1)	Apr 15	BSN	@	PHI	W,12-4	GS-5	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.86	-0.022	2.06	-0.03%	0.24	P
2	293	5 (2)	Apr 19	BSN		NYG	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
3	294	7 (1)	Apr 21	BSN	@	BRO	T,6-6	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
4	295	9 (1)	Apr 23	BSN		PHI	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	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	296	20 (10)	May 7	BSN	@	CHC	L,8-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
6	297	22 (1)	May 10	BSN		BRO	W,5-4	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	2.25	-0.057	4.07	-0.06%	-0.23	P
7	298	24 (1)	May 12	BSN		PIT	T,6-6	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.36	-0.035	3.04	-0.05%	-0.10	P
8	299	26 (1)	May 14	BSN		PIT	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
9	300	28 (1)	May 16	BSN		STL	L,5-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.57	-0.015	1.46	-0.02%	-0.10	P
10	301	30 (1)	May 19	BSN		CHC	W,6-5	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.13	-0.116	2.06	-0.13%	-1.44	P
11	302	33 (2)	May 22	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-4	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	2.35	0.082	4.16	0.09%	0.39	P
12	303	41 (7)	May 28 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	9	1.44	0.039	3.08	0.05%	0.13	P
13	304	43 (1)	May 30 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	9						P
14	305	44	May 30 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,6-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	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
15	306	51 (6)	Jun 6 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	W,10-8	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
16	307	56 (4)	Jun 13	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	9	.56	-0.029	.69	-0.02%	-0.29	P
17	308	59 (2)	Jun 17 (1)	BSN		STL	W,9-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	.18	-0.009	.16	-0.01%	-0.59	P
18	309	64 (4)	Jun 21	BSN		CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.17	-0.019	.86	-0.01%	-0.32	P
19	310	67 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
20	311	68	Jun 25 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,4-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
21	312	71 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	BSN		PIT	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.89	0.074	.19	0.01%	0.19	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
22	313	73 (1)	Jul 1	BSN		NYG	W,8-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
23	314	75 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
24	315	78 (2)	Jul 9	BSN	@	CIN	W,6-5	4-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.240	.480	9	.84	-0.026	.19	0.00%	-0.43	P
25	316	81 (2)	Jul 12	BSN	@	PIT	W,6-2	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.240	.240	.480	9						P
26	317	85 (3)	Jul 16	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.50	-0.151	1.14	-0.04%	-0.31	P
27	318	90 (4)	Jul 21	BSN		CIN	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.258	.516	9	1.19	-0.017	.28	0.00%	0.12	P
28	319	95 (4)	Jul 26 (2)	BSN		STL	L,5-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.242	.485	9	1.22	-0.059	.25	-0.01%	-0.45	P
29	320	98 (2)	Jul 30	BSN		PIT	L,3-5	6-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	2.59	-0.090	.24	-0.01%	-0.51	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
30	321	102 (3)	Aug 2 (2)	BSN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.216	.216	.216	.432	9						P
31	322	106 (3)	Aug 9 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,0-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.205	.205	.205	.410	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
32	323	145 (38)	Sep 16 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.205	.205	.410	9						P
33	324	148 (2)	Sep 20 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.205	.205	.410	4						P
34	325	150 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	BSN		BRO	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.205	.205	.410	9						P
35	326	157 (6)	Sep 27 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.195	.195	.390	9	1.40	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.74	P
							14-19		44	41	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	3		0	0	1	0	.195	.195	.195	.390		1.33	-0.527	1.16	-0.23%	-4.44

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