Larry Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: November 20, 1897 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 3, 1953 in Amberley, OH

Buried: St. Joseph Old Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: April 19, 1923 (Age 25-150d, 5,706th in major league history)
vs. NYG 8.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 16, 1935 (Age 37-269d)
vs. CIN 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Lawrence James Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.5

128

ERA

4.03

455

261

2297.0

670

WHIP

1.415

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-24 / in Starts: 8-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 33, Entered with runners on base: 5

1931 Pitching Game Log

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1931 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	304	1	Apr 14	CIN		STL	L,3-7	GS-7	L(0-1)	99	7.0	6	4	2	3	2	0	0	2.57	3.85	29	10	8	0	0	6	52			0	1	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.42	-0.330	3.60	-0.50%	-0.71	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
2	305	4	Apr 18	CIN		PIT	L,6-9	2-7		3	5.1	8	4	4	1	2	0	0	4.38	3.46	25	8	6	1	0	8		3	0	0	0	0	24	2	1	0	1	0	1	.66	-0.104	1.24	-0.12%	-0.90	2t 123 2 out d2	7t 3 out d3
3	306	8	Apr 26	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	9-GF		7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.05	3.66	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.016	.53	0.01%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	307	12	May 2	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-11	GS-6		5	5.2	9	5	5	3	2	0	0	5.21	3.77	28	10	4	0	1	9	30			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	0	.99	-0.289	.77	-0.14%	-2.26	1b start a 1	6b 1-- 2 out tie
5	308	16	May 5	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	2-GF(8)		2	7.0	8	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.50	3.68	28	12	5	1	2	7		1	1	1	1	0	25	2	0	0	2	0	0	.27	-0.007	.14	0.00%	1.53	2b --3 0 out d4	8b end d 4
6	309	19	May 12(1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-4	GS-6	L(0-2)	6	6.0	6	4	2	3	0	1	0	4.22	4.26	27	10	9	0	4	5	45			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	.46	-0.196	.15	-0.04%	-1.06	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
7	310	22	May 15(2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-5	8-GF	S(1)	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.97	4.20	8	2	4	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.99	0.197	.73	0.04%	1.09	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
8	311	26	May 19	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-9	GS-6	L(0-3)	3	5.1	11	8	8	4	1	2	0	5.26	4.97	32	7	9	1	1	11	11			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.19	-0.291	.60	-0.09%	-5.29	1b start a 1	6b --- 1 out d7
9	312	31	May 26(1)	CIN		CHC	L,2-7	GS-7	L(0-4)	6	7.0	9	4	4	3	0	0	0	5.24	4.89	32	12	8	3	0	9	40			0	0	0	28	3	1	0	1	0	0	1.25	-0.231	.22	-0.02%	-0.71	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
10	313	37	May 30(2)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-7	L(0-5)	3	6.2	7	5	1	3	1	0	0	4.75	4.80	31	13	9	2	0	5	46			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.11	-0.396	.09	-0.02%	-1.62	1b start tie	7b -2- 2 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	314	40	Jun 1	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	9-GF(12)	L(0-6)	1	3.1	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.63	4.81	15	6	4	1	1	3		2	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	2	1	0	1	3.26	0.250	.19	0.01%	1.19	9b 12- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
12	315	45	Jun 6	CIN		BSN	W,6-5	GS-8		4	7.1	13	5	5	2	1	0	0	4.81	4.68	35	15	4	0	0	13	31			0	0	0	33	3	1	0	2	0	0	1.31	-0.249	.06	-0.01%	-0.74	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d1
13	316	52	Jun 13	CIN		BRO	W,6-1	CG	W(1-6)	6	9.0	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.33	4.53	32	11	13	1	1	7	68			0	1	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	.86	0.315	.05	0.01%	3.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
14	317	57	Jun 20(1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-11	GS-2	L(1-7)	6	1.1	8	6	4	0	1	0	0	4.74	4.47	11	2	0	0	0	8	19			0	1	0	10	4	0	0	1	0	0	.79	-0.346	.01	0.00%	-5.63	1b start tie	2b -2- 1 out d6
15	318	61	Jun 23(2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,8-4	CG(6)	W(2-7)	2	6.0	10	4	4	3	1	1	0	4.84	4.62	31	17	0	0	0	10	34			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.028	.02	0.00%	-1.06	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a4
16	319	66	Jun 27	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-4	8-8	BW(3-7)	3	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.89	4.74	5	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	-0.198	.02	0.00%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out a1	8b 3 out tie
17	320	68	Jun 28(2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.77	4.69	8	3	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.99	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
18	321	70	Jun 30	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-3	8-GF	S(2)	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.68	4.66	4	0	4	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.62	0.594	.03	0.00%	2.09	8b 123 1 out a1	9b end a 1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	322	72	Jul 2	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.57	4.69	6	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.67	0.075	.00	0.00%	1.01	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
20	323	76	Jul 9(1)	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4.52	4.75	6	1	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
21	324	77	Jul 9(2)	CIN	@	STL	L,1-9	8-GF(8)		-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.47	4.73	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
22	325	79	Jul 11	CIN	@	STL	L,2-8	6-7		1	2.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.37	4.73	10	4	3	0	3	2		2	2	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	.33	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.44	6b -23 0 out d2	7b 3 out d5
23	326	81	Jul 12(2)	CIN		PIT	W,6-5	10-GF(11)	W(4-7)	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.27	4.65	6	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	0.262	.00	0.00%	0.94	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
24	327	84	Jul 16	CIN		BSN	L,0-2	GS-8	L(4-8)	3	8.0	8	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.11	4.51	32	11	12	1	3	8	59			1	1	0	30	0	2	0	0	0	1	1.08	0.088	.00	0.00%	1.76	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
25	328	87	Jul 19(1)	CIN		PHI	W,7-6	8-8		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.07	4.49	4	1	2	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.47	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
26	329	94	Jul 26(1)	CIN		BRO	W,4-0	SHO	W(5-8)	6	9.0	10	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.74	4.42	37	16	8	0	0	10	66			0	0	0	35	1	1	0	3	0	0	1.35	0.492	.00	0.00%	4.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
27	330	98	Jul 31	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-5	GS-6	L(5-9)	4	6.0	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	3.70	4.35	24	9	10	0	0	5	52			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	.74	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.03	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	331	102	Aug 4(1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(5-10)	3	8.0	13	4	4	1	2	0	0	3.75	4.27	35	19	7	3	0	6	41			0	0	0	32	4	0	0	1	0	1	.68	-0.087	.00	0.00%	0.13	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
29	332	105	Aug 6	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	7-GF	W(6-10)	1	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.67	4.24	9	5	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	0.362	.00	0.00%	1.49	7b --- 0 out d2	9b end a 1
30	333	108	Aug 9(1)	CIN		PIT	W,6-2	CG	W(7-10)	2	9.0	9	2	2	1	2	0	0	3.56	4.16	33	10	11	3	0	9	62			0	1	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.97	0.082	.00	0.00%	2.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
31	334	112	Aug 14(1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(7-11)	4	8.0	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.42	4.13	31	11	12	2	2	7	63			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	2	0	1	1.46	0.204	.00	0.00%	2.92	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
32	335	119	Aug 20	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(7-12)	5	8.0	7	3	2	1	2	1	0	3.36	4.15	31	11	10	0	1	7	59			0	0	0	29	2	0	1	2	0	1	.92	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.96	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
33	336	124	Aug 26(1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS-6	L(7-13)	5	6.0	15	7	7	1	2	0	0	3.63	4.11	32	6	8	0	0	15	15			0	0	0	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.37	-0.520	.00	0.00%	-3.73	1b start a 3	6b 3 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	337	130	Sep 2(2)	CIN		CHC	W,8-4	CG	W(8-13)	6	9.0	10	4	4	2	1	0	0	3.65	4.08	39	10	16	1	1	10	50			0	0	0	37	3	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.107	.00	0.00%	0.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
35	338	135	Sep 6(2)	CIN		STL	L,0-7	CG	L(8-14)	3	9.0	12	7	4	2	0	0	0	3.67	4.07	42	18	10	0	0	12	39			1	0	0	37	1	1	0	0	0	2	.81	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-2.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out d7
36	339	142	Sep 13(1)	CIN		NYG	W,1-0	SHO	W(9-14)	6	9.0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.49	4.03	32	12	13	1	0	5	77			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	2	0	1	1.58	0.666	.00	0.00%	4.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
37	340	149	Sep 20(1)	CIN		BSN	W,5-2	CG	W(10-14)	6	9.0	7	2	0	2	3	0	0	3.33	3.98	35	14	9	1	0	7	70			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.00	0.237	.00	0.00%	2.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
38	341	152	Sep 26	CIN		STL	L,4-7	CG	L(10-15)	5	9.0	14	7	4	3	2	0	0	3.36	3.97	41	8	15	0	0	13	36			1	0	1	37	1	0	0	2	0	1	.62	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-2.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out d5
							14-24		W-L:10-15,Sv:2,BSv:1	3.5	203.2	238	97	76	53	35	6	1	3.36	3.97	874	1.31		4%	4%	226	46	11	27%	5	7	1	798	44	10	3	29	0	18	1.05	0.508	.24	-0.86%	4.25

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