Al Benton
John Alton Benton
Born: March 18, 1911
Noble, OK USA
Deceased: 1968
Lynwood, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Career: 1934-1952
Minor League Statistics
Al Benton compiled a career record of 98 wins and 88 losses in his 455-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1934 season and last took the field during the 1952 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.88 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 155.0 | 145 | 98 | 84 | 7 | 88 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 682 |
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 4 | .429 | 7.70 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.3 | 110 | 81 | 67 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 388 |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.30 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 95.3 | 93 | 40 | 35 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 409 |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.56 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 150.0 | 182 | 94 | 76 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 693 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.42 | 42 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 79.3 | 93 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 361 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 6 | .714 | 2.97 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 157.7 | 130 | 63 | 52 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 663 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 13 | .350 | 2.90 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 226.7 | 210 | 87 | 73 | 9 | 84 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 954 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.02 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 191.7 | 175 | 68 | 43 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 811 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.65 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 140.7 | 132 | 69 | 57 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 606 |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.40 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 133.0 | 147 | 77 | 65 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 590 |
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.68 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44.3 | 45 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 210 |
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.12 | 40 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 135.7 | 116 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 548 |
| 1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.57 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63.0 | 57 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 269 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.39 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.7 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
| Totals | 98 | 88 | .527 | 3.66 | 455 | 167 | 171 | 58 | 10 | 66 | 1688.3 | 1672 | 831 | 686 | 106 | 733 | 0 | 697 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 7342 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 32 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .109 | .109 | .109 | .218 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 27 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .040 | .111 | .040 | .151 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .121 | .121 | .121 | .242 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 52 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .091 | .111 | .091 | .202 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 59 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .060 | .060 | .080 | .140 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 76 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .075 | .075 | .090 | .164 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 73 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .063 | .092 | .095 | .188 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 54 | 49 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .184 | .184 | .204 | .388 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 42 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .154 | .154 | .179 | .333 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 40 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .132 | .154 | .132 | .285 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 36 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 24 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 455 | 579 | 512 | 22 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 200 | .098 | .112 | .111 | .223 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .975 | 1.219 | |
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .519 | |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 1.474 | |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 0 | .943 | .892 | |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .842 | .381 | |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 4 | .923 | .947 | |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 0 | .919 | 1.629 | |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 44 | 2 | 4 | .965 | 1.774 | |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | .955 | 1.500 | |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .882 | .833 | |
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .333 | |
| 1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .525 | |
| 1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .250 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .333 | |
| Totals | 455 | 0 | 0.0 | 97 | 301 | 26 | 18 | .939 | .875 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.786 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.786 | 1.000 |
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