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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Team Record in Appearances: 7-22 / in Starts: 5-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 5

1928 Pitching Game Log

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1928 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	6	2	Apr 13	NYG		BSN	W,7-3	8-8	W(1-0)	99	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.03	5		0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	3.11	0.09%
2	7	6	Apr 19	NYG		BSN	L,8-9	GS-7		5	6.2	10	7	6	2	0	1	1	7.04	5.90	33	26	0	0	0	30	4	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	-0.24%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
3	8	15	May 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-11	3-5		15	2.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.10	5.45	12		0	0	0	10	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.58	0.04%
4	9	33	May 25	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	9-GF	S(1)	19	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.56	5.24	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.87	0.32%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
5	10	41	Jun 2	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	6-7		7	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.73	4.91	7		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	0.16%
6	11	45	Jun 8	NYG		STL	L,3-8	8-GF		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.11	4.66	6		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.00%
7	12	47	Jun 10	NYG		CIN	L,0-3	7-GF		1	3.0	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.42	4.56	14		0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.88	-0.32%
				Player went from New York Giants to Boston Braves
8	13	54	Jun 18(2)	BSN		CHC	L,0-12	1-5		7	4.2	6	2	2	3	0	0	0	4.30	4.64	22		0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	1	0	.05	-0.01%
9	14	59	Jun 25	BSN		BRO	L,3-9	GS-8	L(1-1)	6	8.0	14	9	5	2	3	1	1	4.65	4.74	40	27	0	2	0	37	2	0	0	1	0	3	.03	-0.01%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	15	64	Jul 1	BSN	@	BRO	W,8-7	GS-1		5	1.0	3	4	4	2	0	0	0	5.63	4.87	7	29	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
11	16	66	Jul 2(2)	BSN		PHI	W,5-4	GS-		0	5.0	8	4	2	2	2	0	0	5.35	4.68	26	39				24					0
12	17	69	Jul 4	BSN		PHI	L,6-10			1	8.1	8	6	6	7	3	1	0	5.56	4.99	38					30					0
13	18	73	Jul 9	BSN	@	STL	L,5-8	5-5		4	0.0	1	3	3	2	0	1	0	6.15	5.41	3		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
14	19	75	Jul 11	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.02	5.36	4		0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
15	20	78	Jul 16	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-8	5-GF(8)		4	4.0	8	4	4	2	1	0	0	6.26	5.26	19		1	2	0	16	1	2	0	1	1	0	.00	0.00%
16	21	82	Jul 20	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.02	5.23	8		0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
17	22	88	Jul 30(1)	BSN		PIT	L,1-2	9-GF		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.91	5.19	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
18	23	89	Jul 30(2)	BSN		PIT	L,5-6	8-8		-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.80	5.15	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	24	97	Aug 10	BSN	@	BRO	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		10	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.86	5.16	5		0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
20	25	100	Aug 14	BSN	@	STL	L,1-6	3-6		3	4.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.61	5.02	16		0	0	0	15	1	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
21	26	105	Aug 19	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-4	4-GF(8)		4	4.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	5.23	4.98	19		0	0	0	16	1	0	0	1	0	1	.00	0.00%
22	27	111	Aug 25	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-7	5-GF(8)		5	3.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.95	4.89	12		1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
23	28	115	Aug 29	BSN	@	NYG	W,8-3	CG	W(2-1)	3	9.0	8	3	3	1	3	2	0	4.72	4.97	35	61	0	0	0	34	0	1	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
24	29	121	Sep 2	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-5	GS-6	L(2-2)	3	6.0	6	5	2	3	0	0	0	4.59	4.94	28	43	0	1	0	24	2	0	1	0	0	2	.00	0.00%
25	30	128	Sep 8(1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,6-10	GS-1		5	0.1	3	4	3	2	0	0	0	4.90	5.00	7	29	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
26	31	132	Sep 11(1)	BSN		NYG	L,6-11	GS-7	L(2-3)	2	6.1	11	9	7	3	0	1	0	5.26	5.11	33	16	0	1	0	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
27	32	138	Sep 15(1)	BSN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	W(3-3)	3	9.0	11	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.96	4.94	39	57	0	0	0	37	1	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
28	33	143	Sep 20(2)	BSN		CIN	W,9-5	CG	W(4-3)	4	9.0	12	5	5	1	3	1	0	4.96	4.87	40	45				38	2	0			0
29	34	148	Sep 24(1)	BSN		PIT	L,1-3	GS-2		3	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.98	4.85	7	44	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							7-22		W-L:4-3,Sv:1	3.7	108.1	132	73	60	40	18	8	3	4.98	4.85	494	38	2	8	0	440	19	7	1	8	4	9	.59	0.04%

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