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Larry
Benton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: November 20, 1897 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 32 SEP AL $ 3,292,000 89 46 48 47 50 53 52 55 55 55
1931 33 SEP AL $ 3,292,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1932 34 TAM AL   9 5 6 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,292,000 89 46 48 47 50 53 52 55 55 55
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 32 SEP AL $ 3,292,000   18 18 18 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 38 38 38
1931 33 SEP AL $ 3,292,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1932 34 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,292,000   18 18 18 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 38 38 38
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1930 32 SEP AL 6 4 .600 34 7 5 1 5 94.3 114 50 3 38 20 4.77 .306 .369 .381 .750 5.3
1931 33 SEP AL 1 11 .083 32 7 4 0 5 87.7 104 50 7 31 22 5.13 .297 .350 .420 .770 2.8
1932 34 AA   10 10 .500 26 26 4 2 0 191.3 169 57 11 60 145 2.68 .237 .296 .342 .638  
2 Years Sim 7 15 .318 66 14 9 1 10 182.0 218 100 10 69 42 4.95 .302 .360 .400 .759 8.1
1 Years AA 10 10 .500 26 26 4 2 0 191.3 169 57 11 60 145 2.68 .237 .296 .342 .638  
Season Average 3 7 .300 33 7 4 0 5 91.0 109 50 5 34 21 4.95 .302 .360 .400 .759  
Career Highs 6 11 .600 34 7 5 1 5 94.3 114 50 7 38 22 5.13 .306 .369 .420 .770  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   118 59 4 34 24   .289 .343 .377 .720
vs LH   100 41 6 35 18   .318 .387 .430 .817
Home 4 10 .286 32 8 5 1 2 94.0 124 59 5 40 22 5.65 .324 .388 .449 .837
Away 3 5 .375 34 6 4 0 8 88.0 94 41 5 29 20 4.19 .276 .333 .344 .677
Mar/Apr 1 2 .333 16 0 0 0 6 14.0 24 11 1 9 4 7.08 .375 .452 .531 .983
May 3 3 .500 15 3 2 0 3 40.0 49 23 2 17 8 5.18 .308 .375 .384 .759
June 1 2 .333 8 2 2 0 0 22.3 30 20 2 11 3 8.06 .333 .406 .478 .884
July 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 8.7 9 3 1 4 3 3.12 .290 .371 .452 .823
August 0 3 .000 7 3 1 0 1 23.7 35 18 2 8 10 6.85 .340 .387 .447 .834
Sep/Oct 2 5 .286 14 6 4 1 0 73.3 71 25 2 20 14 3.07 .257 .307 .330 .637
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 32 SEP AL 34 29 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .172 .172 .172 .345 0.4 0.0
1931 33 SEP AL 32 14 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .214 .286 .500 0.9 0.0
2 Years Sim 66 43 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .186 .186 .209 .395 1.3 0.0
162 Game Average 105 9 19 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 17 .186 .186 .209 .395 3.2  
Career Highs 34 29 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .214 .214 .286 .500 0.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   33 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .152 .152 .182 .333 0.0
vs LH   10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .300 .600 0.8
Home 32 23 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .174 .174 .217 .391 0.4
Away 34 20 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.5
RISP   14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
Close/Late   6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
Mar/Apr 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
May 8 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .154 .308 -0.1
June 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 4 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167 1.4
Sep/Oct 14 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .105 .105 .105 .211 -0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 32 SEP AL P 34 7 94.3 9 31 0 2 1.000 3.82    
1931 33 SEP AL P 32 7 87.7 5 10 1 0 .938 1.54    
Career Totals   66 14 182.0 14 41 1 2 .982 2.72    
Career Highs   34 7 94.3 9 31 1 2 1.000 3.82    
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History
Injured on 3/2/1930 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/20/1930, off Larry French (BOS)
Earned first career win on 5/17/1930
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 4/6/1932 to a minor league deal
 
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