Rube Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: June 27, 1890 in Clinton, NC us

Died: December 12, 1937 in Dothan, AL

Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: June 28, 1910 (Age 20-001d, 3,352nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 7 BB, L

Last Game: September 21, 1925 (Age 35-086d)
vs. BSN 3.2 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: John Cleave Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.8

150

144

ERA

3.09

437

311

2517.1

950

WHIP

1.265

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-9 / in Starts: 13-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	27 (13-10-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (15-11-6)

Most Driven In
A Marsans	1
H Groh	1
T Clarke	1
E Grant	0

Most Driven In By
J Tinker	1
A Marsans	1
J Bates	0
B Bescher	0

1913 Batting Game Log

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1913 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	69	7 (6)	Apr 20	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	70	12 (4)	Apr 26	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	71	15 (2)	Apr 29	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.063	1.29	-0.04%	-0.56	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
4	72	19 (3)	May 3	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.059	.59	-0.03%	-0.85	P
5	73	22 (2)	May 7	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-6	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9	3.08	0.105	1.89	0.04%	1.00	P
6	74	28 (5)	May 14	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0		.200	.273	.200	.473	9	1.09	-0.010	.52	0.00%	0.32	P
7	75	31 (2)	May 19	CIN	@	BSN	W,9-8	GS-0	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.308	.400	.308	.708	9						P
8	76	37 (5)	May 25	CIN		PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.44	-0.032	.09	0.00%	-0.34	P
9	77	41 (3)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.235	.350	.235	.585	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
10	78	46 (4)	Jun 4	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.238	.333	.238	.571	9	1.15	0.068	.62	0.02%	0.01	P
11	79	51 (4)	Jun 11	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.208	.296	.208	.505	9						P
12	80	55 (3)	Jun 15	CIN		BSN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.192	.300	.192	.492	9						P
13	81	59 (3)	Jun 19	CIN		NYG	L,7-8	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.214	.313	.214	.527	9	1.44	-0.016	.06	0.00%	-0.19	P
14	82	62 (2)	Jun 23	CIN		PIT	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.207	.303	.207	.510	9	.45	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.10	P
15	83	63	Jun 25	CIN		CHC	W,12-4	5-6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.294	.200	.494	9	.45	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.28	P
16	84	65 (1)	Jun 27	CIN		CHC	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.182	.270	.182	.452	9	.42	-0.062	.02	0.00%	-1.84	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
17	85	69 (3)	Jul 1	CIN		STL	W,11-4	CG	4	3	3	3	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	1				0		.250	.325	.306	.631	9						P
18	86	75 (5)	Jul 6 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,4-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.243	.317	.297	.614	9	1.06	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
19	87	79 (3)	Jul 9	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.237	.310	.289	.599	9	1.82	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
20	88	81 (1)	Jul 11	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.238	.304	.286	.590	9	.45	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
21	89	83 (1)	Jul 14	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.233	.298	.279	.577	9	.73	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
22	90	92 (8)	Jul 22 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,3-2	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.217	.280	.261	.541	9						P
23	91	96 (3)	Jul 27 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,1-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.208	.269	.250	.519	9						P
							14-9		54	48	8	10	0	1	0	6	4	0	7	0	2		0		0		.208	.269	.250	.519		.92	-0.191	.36	-0.02%	-3.71

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