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Benn Karr

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: November 28, 1893 in Mount Pleasant, MS us

Died: December 8, 1968 in Memphis, TN

Buried: Crittendon Memorial Park, Marion, AR

High School: Mount Pleasant HS (Mount Pleasant, MS)

Debut: April 20, 1920 (Age 26-144d, 5,031st in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 1927 (Age 33-217d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: Benjamin Joyce Karr

Nicknames: Baldy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

ERA

4.60

177

780.1

180

WHIP

1.513

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Team Record in Appearances: 6-16 / in Starts: 2-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 20, Entered with runners on base: 10

1927 Pitching Game Log

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1927 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	156	3	Apr 14	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	GS-9	W(1-0)	99	8.0	9	2	2	3	0	0	0	2.25	3.63	34	53	0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	1	0	3.52	0.06%
2	157	7	Apr 19	CLE		DET	L,5-8	GS-6	L(1-1)	4	6.0	8	4	2	1	1	0	0	2.57	3.22	26	44	1	0	1	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.53	-0.22%
3	158	11	Apr 25	CLE		SLB	W,9-1	CG	W(2-1)	5	9.0	4	1	1	3	0	0	1	1.96	3.46	34	72	1	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.84	0.40%
May				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
4	159	17	May 1	CLE	@	DET	L,0-7	GS-6	L(2-2)	5	5.2	11	6	6	5	0	0	0	3.45	3.79	32	18	0	0	1	26	2	0	1	0	1	0	2.60	-0.08%
5	160	21	May 7	CLE		PHA	W,11-10	3-6		5	3.1	5	5	5	2	0	0	0	4.50	3.85	17		0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	-0.37%
6	161	24	May 10	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	GS-5	L(2-3)	2	4.2	10	6	5	2	1	0	0	5.15	3.78	25	21	0	0	0	20	4	0	0	1	1	0	2.58	-0.39%
7	162	25	May 13	CLE		BOS	L,0-7	8-GF		2	2.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	4.89	3.62	9		0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	.03	0.00%
8	163	27	May 17	CLE		WSH	L,0-12	7-8		3	1.2	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	5.36	3.67	10		0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.01%
9	164	31	May 22	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	3-7		4	3.2	7	4	4	1	2	1	0	5.73	3.84	19		0	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.02%
10	165	34	May 24	CLE		DET	L,3-6	4-8		1	4.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5.36	3.94	16		0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.06%
11	166	41	May 30(1)	CLE	@	DET	W,9-8	6-8	W(3-3)	5	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.05	3.88	10		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.03%
12	167	42	May 30(2)	CLE	@	DET	L,3-11	7-GF(8)		-1	1.2	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.40	3.89	10		0	0	0	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.03%
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
13	168	45	Jun 2	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-8	6-7		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.20	3.80	6		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.05%
14	169	48	Jun 7	CLE	@	WSH	L,8-10	5-7		4	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.97	3.74	9		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.01%
15	170	52	Jun 11	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-6	5-7		3	2.2	4	2	1	2	1	1	0	4.90	3.97	14		2	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.03%
16	171	54	Jun 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-14	2-5		1	3.0	8	5	4	2	2	2	0	5.23	4.34	20		0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	1	1	.35	-0.05%
17	172	55	Jun 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,10-11	5-8		2	3.0	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	5.40	4.32	14		0	2	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.11%
18	173	63	Jun 26(2)	CLE		SLB	L,3-7	7-7		9	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.32	4.29	4		1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.00%
19	174	64	Jun 27(1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-7	4-GF(8)		0	4.2	5	2	2	2	3	0	0	5.23	4.18	19		0	2	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	.05	0.01%
20	175	68	Jun 29(2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-6	8-GF	S(1)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.09	4.13	7		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.02%
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
21	176	70	Jul 1	CLE		DET	L,5-10	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.95	4.17	6		0	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
22	177	72	Jul 3	CLE	@	DET	W,10-9	9-GF	S(2)	1	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.00	4.18	5		0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.00%
							6-16		W-L:3-3,Sv:2	2.8	77.1	94	49	43	32	17	5	1	5.00	4.18	346	42	5	7	2	297	14	5	1	3	5	4	1.41	-0.77%

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