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: 9-18 / in Starts: 6-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 5

1929 Pitching Game Log

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1929 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	35	17	May 11	BSN		CIN	W,8-7	6-GF	S(1)	99	3.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	3.99	14		0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	6.96	0.76%
2	36	20	May 14	BSN		CHC	W,6-5	GS-7		2	7.0	6	5	4	1	0	0	1	3.48	3.76	32	46	0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	2.94	-0.31%
3	37	26	May 18(2)	BSN		NYG	L,5-6	CG(10)	L(0-1)	3	10.0	8	6	5	2	2	2	0	3.98	4.66	41	54	0	0	0	39	3	0	0	0	0	1	3.48	-0.45%
4	38	30	May 24	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-7	GS-1		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.80	4.58	4	51	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	0.04%
5	39	34	May 27(2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-7	L(0-2)	2	7.0	9	3	2	1	4	1	0	3.49	4.42	29	52	1	1	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	1	.97	0.04%
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
6	40	40	Jun 3	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-12	GS-6	L(0-3)	6	6.0	13	8	4	1	1	0	0	3.93	4.16	31	22	1	2	0	29	4	0	0	0	1	1	.16	-0.11%
7	41	45	Jun 9	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(0-4)	5	8.0	4	2	2	3	2	1	0	3.61	4.33	29	65	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	.42	0.02%
8	42	49	Jun 16(1)	BSN	@	STL	W,9-8	GS-4		6	3.0	8	5	5	0	0	0	0	4.37	4.23	15	23	0	0	0	15	3	1	0	2	0	0	.13	-0.02%
9	43	51	Jun 18	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-	L(0-5)	1	4.0	7	4	4	1	1	1	0	4.74	4.40	20	32				19					0
10	44	59	Jun 23(2)	BSN		PHI	W,7-5	5-6	W(1-5)	4	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.56	4.35	7		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.00%
11	45	60	Jun 25(1)	BSN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	W(2-5)	1	9.0	10	4	3	4	0	1	0	4.33	4.53	39	49	1	0	0	35	3	0	0	2	0	0	.24	0.04%
12	46	66	Jun 29(2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,7-8	GS-5	L(2-6)	3	4.1	8	6	5	1	0	2	0	4.73	4.87	22	24	0	1	1	20	2	0	0	0	1	1	.04	-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
13	47	71	Jul 3	BSN		NYG	L,3-11	4-GF		3	5.1	9	5	5	3	3	1	0	5.01	4.94	28		0	1	0	25	6	0	0	1	0	2	.00	0.00%
14	48	77	Jul 9	BSN		CHC	W,6-2	CG	W(3-6)	5	9.0	5	2	1	3	0	0	0	4.56	4.81	34	68	0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	2	1	.01	0.00%
15	49	81	Jul 13	BSN		CIN	W,7-6	GS-8		3	7.1	8	6	5	2	0	0	0	4.69	4.71	32	38	0	0	0	29	1	2	0	2	1	2	.00	0.00%
16	50	86	Jul 18	BSN		STL	L,4-6	GS-8	L(3-7)	4	7.1	7	5	3	1	2	0	0	4.61	4.54	30	49	0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
17	51	90	Jul 23(1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-9	GS-5	L(3-8)	4	5.0	12	7	7	2	0	0	0	5.02	4.52	27	13	1	0	0	24	2	1	0	2	1	1	.00	0.00%
18	52	97	Jul 29	BSN	@	PIT	W,10-9	9-GF	S(2)	5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.97	4.50	4		0	0	0	4	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	53	101	Aug 1	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS-7	L(3-9)	2	7.0	3	1	1	5	1	0	0	4.73	4.51	29	63	1	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	1	.00	0.00%
20	54	107	Aug 12	BSN		CHC	W,4-3	CG(10)	W(4-9)	10	10.0	6	3	3	4	2	1	0	4.55	4.54	40	66	1	0	0	36	1	0	1	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
21	55	114	Aug 20	BSN		CIN	L,2-6	GS-6	L(4-10)	7	6.0	10	6	2	2	1	0	0	4.48	4.49	28	35	2	1	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	2	.00	0.00%
22	56	119	Aug 24	BSN		STL	L,1-3	9-GF		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.45	4.46	2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
23	57	122	Aug 30	BSN		PHI	L,5-9	1-8		5	7.2	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.33	4.39	28		0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	1	0	.00	0.00%
24	58	123	Aug 31	BSN		PHI	L,5-9	9-GF		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.31	4.38	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	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
25	59	129	Sep 7(2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-9	CG(8)	L(4-11)	6	8.0	12	9	8	3	1	0	0	4.58	4.34	37	22	0	1	0	31	3	1	0	2	2	1	.00	0.00%
26	60	136	Sep 14	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG(10)	L(4-12)	6	9.1	8	3	2	7	2	0	0	4.41	4.36	42	57	1	2	0	34	1	0	3	1	0	1	.00	0.00%
27	61	146	Sep 24(2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG(8)	L(4-13)	9	8.0	9	6	5	3	0	1	0	4.47	4.42	36	39	1	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	1	1	.00	0.00%
							9-18		W-L:4-13,Sv:2	4.0	157.0	171	98	78	52	25	11	2	4.47	4.42	683	43	10	9	1	611	42	5	4	21	11	19	.59	0.01%

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