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	12-21 / in Starts: 8-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	30 (17-7-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (18-11-6)

Most Driven In
W Holke	1
H Critz	0
B Hargrave	0

1925 Batting Game Log

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1925 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	405	4 (3)	Apr 17	CIN		STL	L,6-8	1-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	1.10	0.087	3.47	0.16%	0.26	P
2	406	10 (5)	Apr 24	CIN	@	STL	W,7-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9						P
3	407	12 (1)	Apr 26	CIN		CHC	L,5-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	9	1.15	-0.073	4.33	-0.16%	-1.24	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	408	15 (2)	May 2	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-18	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	.16	-0.004	.52	-0.01%	-0.28	P
5	409	19 (3)	May 10	CIN	@	BRO	L,8-9	8-12	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.444	.744	6	.78	-0.027	2.38	-0.05%	0.11	P
6	410	23 (3)	May 15	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.400	.673	9	.71	-0.018	2.06	-0.03%	-0.26	P
7	411	27 (3)	May 20	CIN	@	BSN	W,15-8	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.364	.614	9	.55	-0.016	.97	-0.02%	-0.24	P
8	412	30 (2)	May 23	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.364	.614	9						P
9	413	35 (4)	May 28	CIN		CHC	L,3-13	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.364	.614	9						P
10	414	36	May 29	CIN		CHC	L,6-10	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.333	.564	9	1.41	-0.037	2.64	-0.04%	-0.26	P
11	415	39 (2)	May 31	CIN	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.357	.624	9	.57	0.016	1.09	0.02%	0.16	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
12	416	42 (2)	Jun 3	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7	2-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.294	.333	.627	9	.53	0.021	.76	0.02%	0.21	P
13	417	48 (5)	Jun 10	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.250	.278	.528	9	1.12	-0.100	2.00	-0.11%	-0.82	P
14	418	51 (2)	Jun 14	CIN		BRO	L,3-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.238	.263	.501	9	.87	-0.025	2.57	-0.05%	-0.38	P
15	419	55 (3)	Jun 18	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	11-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.238	.263	.501	9						P
16	420	61 (5)	Jun 26	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.238	.263	.501	1						P
17	421	64 (2)	Jun 28	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.261	.250	.511	9	1.54	0.000	3.20	0.00%	-0.14	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
18	422	70 (5)	Jul 5	CIN		STL	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.261	.250	.511	9						P
19	423	73 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS-0	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0	0	.217	.308	.304	.612	9						P
20	424	78 (4)	Jul 13	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9	.89	0.067	.50	0.02%	0.56	P
21	425	82 (3)	Jul 17	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	9	.82	-0.087	.38	-0.02%	-1.16	P
22	426	88 (5)	Jul 25 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.286	.258	.544	9	.37	-0.010	.38	-0.01%	-0.12	P
23	427	90 (1)	Jul 27 (1)	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.188	.278	.250	.528	9	1.28	-0.030	1.24	-0.02%	-0.58	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
24	428	98 (7)	Aug 2 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.289	.265	.554	9	.72	-0.008	1.79	-0.01%	-0.12	P
25	429	105 (6)	Aug 10 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,7-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.289	.265	.554	9						P
26	430	107 (1)	Aug 12	CIN		BRO	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.289	.265	.554	9						P
27	431	108	Aug 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-14	4-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.308	.286	.593	1	.80	0.022	1.68	0.03%	0.22	P
28	432	112 (3)	Aug 18 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,11-10	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0	0	.216	.293	.270	.563	9						P
29	433	117 (4)	Aug 24	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.293	.270	.563	9						P
30	434	122 (4)	Aug 28	CIN	@	BRO	W,12-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.250	.523	9	.23	-0.018	.17	-0.01%	-1.05	P
Sept		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
31	435	131 (8)	Sep 5 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.271	.250	.521	9	.99	-0.080	.03	0.00%	-0.39	P
32	436	133 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,8-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.271	.250	.521	9						P
33	437	145 (11)	Sep 21	CIN		BSN	L,6-7	2-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.200	.265	.244	.510	9	1.02	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
							12-21		53	45	0	9	2	0	0	4	4	0	3	0	4		0		0	0	.200	.265	.244	.510		.89	-0.356	1.51	-0.28%	-5.92

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