American baseball player
Baseball player
Larry Benton Pitcher Born: (1897-11-20 ) November 20, 1897St. Louis, Missouri , U.S.Died: April 3, 1953(1953-04-03) (aged 55)Amberley, Ohio , U.S.Batted: Right
Threw: Right
April 19, 1923, for the Boston Braves August 16, 1935, for the Boston Braves Win–loss record 128–128 Earned run average 4.03 Strikeouts 670
Lawrence James Benton (November 20, 1897 – April 3, 1953) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves , New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds over parts of thirteen seasons from 1923 to 1935. He was the National League wins leader while pitching for the Giants in 1928, compiling a 128–128 career record with a 4.03 ERA and 670 strikeouts in 455 appearances.
Benton is buried at Old St. Joseph's Cemetery in Cincinnati .[1]
See also
References
^ Lee, Bill (2003). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of over 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland Publishing. p. 491. ISBN 978-0786415397 .
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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Larry Benton at Find a Grave
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