Larry Benton Lawrence James Benton Bats Right Throws Right Height 5'11 Weight 165 Born November 20, 1897 St Louis, MO Died April 3, 1953 Amberly Village, OH

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1928 30 SAH  14  16  .467   0  33  33  13      248.0             95   74  102      3.45  4.08  118  
 1929 31 SAH   5   6  .455   9  90   0   0   0  157.2             71   48   40      4.05  3.64   90  
 1930 32 SAH   8   3  .727   5  54   0   0   0   85.0             41   32   18      4.34  4.27   98  
 1931 33 SAH   7  10  .412   0  27  27   2   1  162.1  158   58   50   64   16      2.77  3.62  131  
 1932 34 SAH   6   7  .462  14  77   0   0   0  124.1  112   40   38   43   20      2.75  3.20  116  
 1933 25 SAH  10  12  .455   0  33  30  11   2  237.0  249  102   89   46   78  21  3.38  4.15  123  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  6 Seasons   50  54  .481  28 314  90  26   3 1014.1  519  407  384  307  274  21  3.41  3.79  111 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   8   9  .481   5  51  14   4   0  163.1  174   65   62   49   44  22  3.41 
 Career High  14  16  .467  14  90  33  13   2  248.0  249  102   95   74  102  21  2.77            
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1928 SAH MIS   L     1   1  .500   0   3   1   0   0  10.0   10    7    4    4    0   0  3.60
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               0-1    1   1  .500   0   3   1   0   0  10.0   10    7    4    4    0   0  3.60
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+

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

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

ERA 1931-2.77-4

Wins 1928-14-9

Innings Pitched 1928-248.0-6 1932-234.2-7

Strikeouts 1928-102-5

Complete Games 1928-13-8

Losses 1928-16-4 1932-14-9

Saves 1929-9-8 1932-14-7

Games 1929-90-2 1932-77-3

Walks 1933-71-9

Transactions January 1, 1928: Drafted 1st round (8th overall) by Sahara.

Biography Reprinted from the New York Times, Saturday, April 4, 1953: LARRY BENTON, 55, HURLED FOR GIANTS Top National League Pitcher in 1928 with 25-9 record dies playing golf in Cincinnati CINCINNATI, April 3 – Lawrence (Larry) Benton, former right-handed pitcher for the Boston Braves, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds, died here today while playing golf. His age was 55. Mr. Benton, who pitched in the major leagues from 1923 to 1935, had a record of 127 victories and 128 defeats. After compiling a 42-39 record in a little more than four years with the Braves, Mr. Benton was traded in 1927 to the Giants, with whom he became a star overnight. He won thirteen games and lost only five that year, and his overall 17-7 record topped the National League pitchers in percentage for the season. The tall speedballer went on to enjoy his best year in 1928, when he led the league by winning twenty-five games and losing nine for the second-place Giants. He slipped to 11-17 in 1929 and, after winning one game and losing three early in 1930, he was traded to the Reds, with whom he won seven and lost twelve. Mr. Benton remained with the Reds until 1935 when he was returned to the Braves. He retired after that season. Larry Benton came to the Giants with Zach Taylor in a trade that sent Eddie Farrell, Hugh McQuillan and Kent Greenfield to the Braves. When he seemed to have lost much of his effectiveness after three seasons with the Giants, he was traded to the Reds for Hughie Critz, crack second baseman. At that time, John McGraw, the Giants manager declared, “I hate to see Benton go. But somehow, he couldn't seem to win for us anymore, and I think the change will benefit all the parties concerned.” When Mr. Benton, a ten-year man, received his unconditional release from the Reds in February, 1936, he was the only native Cincinnatian on the roster.