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	1-13 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 7 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (2-0-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 7 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 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	327	90 (89)	Jul 29	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.72	0.028	3.46	0.08%	0.26	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
				Player went from New York Giants to Brooklyn Dodgers
2	328	101	Aug 12 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9						P
3	329	104 (2)	Aug 15 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,7-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
4	330	106 (1)	Aug 17	BRO		PHI	L,1-11	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
5	331	109 (2)	Aug 20	BRO		BSN	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
6	332	112 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	BRO		STL	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
7	333	115 (2)	Aug 28 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	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
8	334	123 (7)	Sep 4	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
9	335	128 (4)	Sep 8	BRO		NYG	L,7-9	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.68	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
10	336	130 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,2-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
11	337	136 (5)	Sep 15 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-6	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.50	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
12	338	144 (7)	Sep 21 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,5-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
13	339	145	Sep 21 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,3-6	1-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.55	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
14	340	147 (1)	Sep 23	BRO	@	STL	L,4-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
							1-13		7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452		.61	-0.020	.58	0.08%	-0.29

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