Player
Al Benton
Player Info
- Full Name
- John Alton
- Born
-
March 18, 1911
Noble, OK, USA - Died
- April 14, 1968
- Size
- 6'4" / 215 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 18, 1934
- Final Game
- September 21, 1952
- Career
- 19 years
Teams
- Philadelphia Athletics 1934-1935
- Detroit Tigers 1938-1948
- Cleveland Guardians 1949-1950
- Boston Red Sox 1952-1952
Honors
2 x All-Star
Career Batting
455
G
.098
AVG
50
H
0
HR
14
RBI
.221
OPS
Career Pitching
98-88
W-L
3.66
ERA
455
G
697
SO
66
SV
1.42
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Indians | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Indians | 40 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .132 |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| 1947 | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .184 |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .063 |
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .075 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .060 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 |
| 1938 | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .121 |
| 1935 | Philadelphia Athletics | 27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .040 |
| 1934 | Philadelphia Athletics | 32 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .109 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 3 | 2.39 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 37.1 | 20 | 17 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 2 | 3.57 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 63.0 | 26 | 30 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Indians | 9 | 6 | 2.12 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 135.1 | 41 | 51 |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 2 | 5.68 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 44.1 | 18 | 36 |
| 1947 | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 7 | 4.40 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 133.0 | 33 | 61 |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 11 | 7 | 3.65 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 140.1 | 60 | 58 |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | 13 | 8 | 2.02 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 191.1 | 76 | 63 |
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 13 | 2.90 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 226.1 | 110 | 84 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 6 | 2.97 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 157.1 | 63 | 65 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 10 | 4.42 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 79.0 | 50 | 36 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 8 | 4.56 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 150.0 | 67 | 58 |
| 1938 | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 3 | 3.30 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 95.0 | 33 | 39 |
| 1935 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 4 | 7.70 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 78.0 | 42 | 47 |
| 1934 | Philadelphia Athletics | 7 | 9 | 4.88 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 155.0 | 58 | 88 |