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Al Benton
John Alton Benton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.

MLB Debut April 18, 1934
Final Game September 21, 1952
Born March 18, 1911 in Noble, OK
Died April 14, 1968 (age 57)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1934 23 CHN NL  14   4  .778  55  12   0  25   4   0  166.0  153   719   89   80  17   74   4   2   76   4  1  4.34  CY-5
 1935           [Did not play]
 1936           [Did not play]
 1937           [Did not play]
 1938 27 DEA AL  10   3  .769  22  11   7   3   0   1  105.1   73   415   32   28   7   33   0   4   33   4  0  2.39  CY-6
 1939 28 DEA AL   2   2  .500  20   8   0   6   0   0   64.1   81   293   39   35   7   20   0   2   47   2  0  4.90  
 1940 29 DEA AL   0   0  .000   6   0   0   3   2   0    8.0    9    36    2    2   1    3   0   0    6   0  0  2.25  
 1941 30 WAA AL  15  10  .600  42  15   1  15   1   0  151.1  114   633   54   46   7   68   4   1   66   3  0  2.74  CY-9
 1942 31 WAA AL  16  12  .571  37  33   4   1   0   3  247.1  203  1032   89   69  10  100  17   0  143   5  0  2.51  CY-5
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 34 WAA AL  12   8  .600  53  24   2  15   7   0  212.1  172   863   48   39   8   69   7   3  113   6  0  1.65  CY-5
 1946 35 WAA AL   9   6  .600  49   9   0  23   0   0  132.1  120   574   62   48   6   57  12   1   68   4  0  3.26  
 1947 36 WAA AL   6   5  .545  43  14   0  14   1   0  116.0  127   504   59   55   9   51   2   0   38   2  0  4.27  
 1948 37 WAA AL   0   0  .000   1   0   0   1   0   0    1.0    3     6    1    1   0    1   0   0    0   0  0  9.00  
 1949 38 BRN NL  10   7  .588  56   0   0  45  21   0   85.2   64   338   24   23   9   23   5   1   34   1  0  2.42  CY-6
 1950 39 BRN NL   1   1  .500  14   0   0   6   1   0   16.2   19    81    6    5   1   12   3   1    5   1  2  2.70  
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952 41 BOA AL   3   1  .750  26   1   0  12   2   0   38.1   37   169   11   10   0   17   1   0   23   0  0  2.35  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 13 Seasons      98  59  .624 424 127  14 169  39   4 1344.2 1175  5663  516  441  82  528  55  15  652  32  3  2.95
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With WAA      58  41  .586 225  95   7  69   9   3  860.1  739  3612  313  258  40  346  42   5  428  20  0  2.70
   With DEA      12   5  .706  48  19   7  12   2   1  177.2  163   744   73   65  15   56   0   6   86   6  0  3.29
   With CHN      14   4  .778  55  12   0  25   4   0  166.0  153   719   89   80  17   74   4   2   76   4  1  4.34
   With BRN      11   8  .579  70   0   0  51  22   0  102.1   83   419   30   28  10   35   8   2   39   2  2  2.46
   With BOA       3   1  .750  26   1   0  12   2   0   38.1   37   169   11   10   0   17   1   0   23   0  0  2.35
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals      98  88  .527 455 167  58 171  66  10 1689.1 1672  7342  831  686 106  733      15  697  36  2  3.66
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1934 23 CHN NL  43   82   4.4   7  5.58   38   1   0  .026   1   10    9  .900    2    3  .400    4   
 1935           [Did not play]
 1936           [Did not play]
 1937           [Did not play]
 1938 27 DEA AL  43   26   2.2   0  4.73   26   3   0  .115   1    1    0  .000    2    2  .500 -197   
 1939 28 DEA AL  50   43   6.0   1  4.88   15   2   0  .133   2    4    1  .250    8    1  .889   -1   
 1940 29 DEA AL  39    4   4.5   2          1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  -55   
 1941 30 WAA AL  41   52   3.1   5  2.80   35   2   0  .057   4    7    4  .571    0    1  .000  -52   
 1942 31 WAA AL  44   82   2.9   0  4.36   85   8   0  .094   5    7    4  .571   17   12  .586 -106   
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 34 WAA AL  41   63   2.7   7  3.67   61   8   0  .131   0    4    4 1.000   18   12  .600  -66   
 1946 35 WAA AL  41   53   3.5   1  4.00   28   3   0  .107   4   11    7  .636    7    5  .583  -39   
 1947 36 WAA AL  47   61   4.8   2  3.93   25   5   0  .200   3    4    1  .250    8    7  .533  -37   
 1948 37 WAA AL  33    2  29.3   0          0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  333   
 1949 38 BRN NL  33   24   2.6  25         13   1   0  .077   0    3    2  .667    0    1  .000  -56   
 1950 39 BRN NL  44   13   7.4   1          0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    1    0 1.000   98   
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952 41 BOA AL  49   13   3.2   3  4.00    4   0   0  .000   5    4    0  .000    0    1  .000  -62   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 13 Seasons          525   3.5  54        331  33   0  .100  25   55   32  .582   63   45  .583  -62   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 25.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 20.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1949 WS    BRN BOA   W    2 12.00   1-1   0  0   3.0   6   4   0   2
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1934  CHN   73-81   Billy Vanson
 1938  DEA   86-68   Thomas Treece
 1939  DEA   81-73   Thomas Treece
 1940  DEA   90-64   Thomas Treece
 1941  WAA   72-82   Larry Cupp
 1942  WAA   84-70   Larry Cupp
 1945  WAA   85-69   Larry Cupp
 1946  WAA   68-86   Larry Cupp
 1947  WAA   58-96   Larry Cupp
 1948  WAA   62-92   Larry Cupp
 1949  BRN   99-55   Robert Rescigno
 1950  BRN   96-58   Robert Rescigno
 1952  BOA   70-84   Rob Tomlinson

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