Al Benton John Alton Benton Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'4 Weight 215 Born March 18, 1911 Noble, OK Died April 14, 1968 Lynwood, CA (Motel explosion)

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1934 23 HAR   5   1  .833   1  70   0   0   0  129.2  153   76   66   64   53  12  4.58  4.54   99  
 1935 24 HAR   0   0  .000   0   1   0   0   0    1.1    0    0    0    1    1   0  0.00  4.16  inf  
 1938 27 HAR   9   4  .692   4  95   0   0   0  132.1  140   63   60   59   65  16  4.08  4.28  105  
 1940 29 HAR   0   0  .000   0   2   0   0   0    2.0    8    4    4    0    3   0 18.00  4.26   24  
 1941 30 HAR   7   7  .500   6  72   1   0   0  152.1  129   66   49   65   74   7  2.89  4.22  146  

 1942 31 HAR   7   9  .438   0  38  28   1   0  172.0  188   75   64   71  130   7  3.35  4.04  121  
 1943 32 HAR  Military Service                                                                           
 1944 33 HAR  Military Service                                                                           
 1946 35 HAR   0   2  .000   0  10   0   0   0   15.0   20   13   11    6    7   0  6.60  3.97   60      
 1947 36 HAR   3   4  .429   2  54   3   0   0   79.0   83   51   50   39   26  11  5.70  4.63   81      

 1948 37 HAR   0   0  .000   1  10   0   0   0   11.2   14    2    2    5    4   0  1.54  4.45  288      
 1949 38 HAR   5   0 1.000   3  39   2   0   0   73.0   67   34   32   34   15   1  3.95  4.54  115      
 1950 39 HAR   1   0 1.000   0   6   0   0   0    8.1   11    7    7    5    4   1  7.56  4.26   56      
 1952 41 HAR   0   0  .000   0   3   0   0   0    4.0    1    0    0    0    4   0  3.98  4.02  inf      
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons   37  27  .578  17 400  34   1   0  780.2  814  391  345  349  386  55  3.98  4.34  109
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   6   4  .578   3  60   5   0   0  117.0  122   59   52   52   58   8  3.98 
 Career High   9   9  .692   6  95  28   1   0  172.0  188   76   66   71  130  16  2.89            
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1938 HAR STL   W     1   0 1.000   0   2   0   0   0   2.0    2    0    0    0    1   0  0.00
 1941 HAR MUS   L     0   0  .000   0   3   0   0   0   5.0    2    0    0    7    2   0  0.00
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               1-1    1   0 1.000   0   5   0   0   0   7.0    4    0    0    7    3   0  0.00
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

ERA 1942-3.35-9

Strikeouts 1942-130-5

Games 1934-70-2 1938-95-2

Transactions January 1, 1934: Drafted 1st round (7th overall) by Harlem.

Biography Benton is the only pitcher to face both Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. He is also the only player in major league history to have two sacrifice bunts in one innning (8-6-41).