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	20-20 / in Starts: 16-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	43 (25-13-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (26-19-10)

Most Driven In
T Clarke	1
F Mollwitz	1
M GonzÃ¡lez	1
M Berghammer	0
B Herzog	0
D Hoblitzell	0

Most Driven In By
B Herzog	1
M Uhler	1

1914 Batting Game Log

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1914 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	92	1	Apr 14	CIN		CHC	W,10-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.44	-0.030	1.07	-0.04%	0.39	P
2	93	4 (2)	Apr 19	CIN		PIT	L,3-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.93	-0.048	4.53	-0.07%	-0.40	P
3	94	6 (1)	Apr 22	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.46	-0.034	.84	-0.04%	-0.47	P
4	95	11 (4)	Apr 27	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.100	.100	.200	.300	9						P
5	96	13 (1)	Apr 29	CIN		STL	W,5-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.100	.100	.200	.300	9						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
6	97	14	May 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.100	.100	.200	.300	9						P
7	98	17 (2)	May 6	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.154	.154	.231	.385	9						P
8	99	21 (3)	May 10	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.267	.467	.733	9						P
9	100	23 (1)	May 14	CIN		BSN	W,6-0	GS-0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.235	.235	.412	.647	9						P
10	101	25 (1)	May 16	CIN		BSN	W,1-0	CG	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.211	.211	.368	.579	9						P
11	102	27 (1)	May 18	CIN		NYG	W,10-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.350	.550	9	.06	-0.002	.20	0.00%	-0.34	P
12	103	29 (1)	May 20	CIN		NYG	L,0-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.190	.190	.333	.524	9	1.64	-0.066	5.60	-0.14%	-0.56	P
13	104	33 (3)	May 24	CIN		BRO	L,2-6	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.190	.190	.333	.524	9						P
14	105	36 (2)	May 27	CIN		PHI	W,8-6	0-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.227	.227	.409	.636	9						P
15	106	41 (4)	May 31 (2)	CIN		PIT	T,5-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.217	.217	.391	.609	9	1.79	-0.044	9.04	-0.13%	-0.40	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
16	107	43 (1)	Jun 2	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.217	.217	.391	.609	9						P
17	108	47 (3)	Jun 8	CIN	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.185	.185	.333	.519	9						P
18	109	52 (4)	Jun 13	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.172	.172	.310	.483	9	1.03	-0.053	4.53	-0.14%	-0.42	P
19	110	55 (2)	Jun 18	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.156	.156	.281	.438	9	.58	-0.057	2.30	-0.14%	-0.70	P
20	111	62 (6)	Jun 27	CIN		CHC	L,0-7	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.147	.147	.265	.412	9	.33	-0.016	.80	-0.02%	-0.23	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
21	112	67 (4)	Jul 1	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.139	.139	.250	.389	9	.59	-0.028	1.40	-0.04%	-0.22	P
22	113	72 (4)	Jul 5	CIN	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.125	.125	.225	.350	9						P
23	114	73	Jul 8	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.125	.225	.350	9						P
24	115	75 (1)	Jul 10	CIN		BRO	L,6-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.119	.119	.214	.333	9	1.12	-0.061	1.82	-0.06%	-0.63	P
25	116	79 (3)	Jul 14 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.130	.130	.217	.348	9						P
26	117	81 (1)	Jul 17	CIN		BSN	L,0-1	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.125	.208	.333	9						P
27	118	85 (3)	Jul 21	CIN		NYG	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.137	.137	.216	.353	9	.80	-0.031	.52	-0.01%	-0.33	P
28	119	90 (4)	Jul 27	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.130	.130	.204	.333	9	.53	-0.039	.05	0.00%	-0.44	P
29	120	93 (2)	Jul 31	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.155	.155	.224	.379	9	.88	0.129	.30	0.03%	1.19	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
30	121	95 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.233	.400	9	.41	0.006	.34	0.00%	0.03	P
31	122	99 (3)	Aug 6	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.159	.172	.222	.394	9	.91	-0.049	.25	-0.01%	-0.33	P
32	123	102 (2)	Aug 10	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.154	.167	.215	.382	9						P
33	124	107 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,1-11	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.164	.176	.224	.400	9						P
34	125	111 (3)	Aug 21	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.157	.169	.214	.383	9	.95	-0.065	.03	0.00%	-0.74	P
35	126	114 (2)	Aug 24	CIN		BRO	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.151	.162	.205	.368	9	.97	0.122	.04	0.00%	0.65	P
Sep/Oct		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
36	127	129 (14)	Sep 10	CIN		STL	L,2-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.145	.156	.197	.353	9						P
37	128	133 (3)	Sep 15	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.141	.152	.192	.344	9	.61	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
38	129	140 (6)	Sep 21 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		1		.159	.169	.207	.376	9	.48	0.018	.00	0.00%	1.12	P
39	130	144 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.155	.165	.202	.367	9	1.86	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
40	131	150 (5)	Sep 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.148	.157	.193	.350	9	2.16	-0.251	.00	0.00%	-1.59	P
41	132	155 (4)	Oct 4 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,4-11	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.152	.187	.339	9	.24	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-1.85	P
							20-20		95	91	4	13	2	1	0	6	1	0	31	0	2		2		1		.143	.152	.187	.339		.85	-0.759	.92	-0.81%	-7.31

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