Ray Benge Stats

Ray Benge was born on Tuesday, April 22, 1902, in Jacksonville, Texas. Benge was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 26, 1925, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ray Benge baseball stats page.

"Even a curve pitcher serves up more fast balls than any other variety. But he usually plans to tempt the batter to hit his curve." - Ray Benge in Baseball Magazine (February 1934)

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Ray Benge

Ray Benge Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#93)

Ray Benge Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#93)
 

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Birth Name:   Raymond Adelphia Benge
Nickname:   Ray or Silent Cal
Born On:   04-22-1902  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Jacksonville, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-27-1997 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Centerville, Texas
Cemetery:   Concord Cemetery, Concord, Texas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Sam Houston State Teachers College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   09-26-1925 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-02-1938
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ray Benge

Ray Benge Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1925 23 Indians 2 2 0 1 0 1.000 1.54 1 1 0 11.2 48 9 2 2 0 3 - 3 0 0 0 -
1926 24 Indians 8 0 4 1 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 0 11.2 55 15 5 11 0 4 - 3 1 0 0 -
1928 26 Phillies 40 28 12 8 18 .308 4.55 12 1 1 201.2 896 219 102 117 15 88 - 68 0 5 0 -
1929 27 Phillies 38 27 6 11 15 .423 6.29 9 2 4 199.0 908 255 139 147 24 77 - 78 1 4 0 -
1930 28 Phillies 38 29 4 11 15 .423 5.70 14 0 1 225.2 1,055 305 143 178 22 81 - 70 5 1 0 -
1931 29 Phillies 38 31 7 14 18 .438 3.17 16 2 2 247.0 1,044 251 87 107 12 61 - 117 2 5 0 -
1932 30 Phillies 41 28 10 13 12 .520 4.05 13 2 6 222.1 953 247 100 119 15 58 - 89 1 4 0 -
1933 31 Dodgers 37 30 5 10 17 .370 3.42 16 2 1 228.2 968 238 87 104 11 55 - 74 1 6 0 -
1934 32 Dodgers 36 32 2 14 12 .538 4.32 14 1 0 227.0 996 252 109 124 11 61 - 64 1 3 0 -
1935 33 Dodgers 23 17 4 9 9 .500 4.48 5 1 1 124.2 544 142 62 77 12 47 - 39 0 1 0 -
1936 34 Bees 21 19 1 7 9 .438 5.79 2 0 0 115.0 527 161 74 79 6 38 - 32 1 1 0 -
1936 34 Phillies 15 6 6 1 4 .200 4.73 0 0 1 45.2 221 70 24 35 3 19 - 13 1 0 0 -
1938 36 Reds 9 0 4 1 1 .500 4.11 0 0 2 15.1 63 13 7 8 1 6 - 5 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 346 249 65 101 130 .437 4.52 102 12 19 1,875.1 8,278 2,177 941 1,108 132 598 - 655 14 30 0 -
Ray Benge

Ray Benge Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1925 23 Indians 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .400 .400 .400
1926 24 Indians 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .333 .333 .667
1928 26 Phillies 42 58 1 12 1 0 0 0 2 4 - 6 7 - 0 - .207 .258 .224
1929 27 Phillies 43 74 8 15 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 9 3 - 0 - .203 .213 .203
1930 28 Phillies 38 88 9 18 3 0 0 0 7 2 - 7 3 - 0 - .205 .222 .239
1931 29 Phillies 38 88 6 18 2 0 0 0 7 0 - 9 6 - 0 - .205 .205 .227
1932 30 Phillies 41 75 2 13 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 7 2 - 0 - .173 .184 .187
1933 31 Dodgers 37 76 5 14 3 0 0 0 4 2 - 12 6 - 0 3 .184 .205 .224
1934 32 Dodgers 36 89 7 15 1 0 0 0 7 3 - 10 2 - 0 1 .169 .196 .180
1935 33 Dodgers 23 47 3 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 1 - 0 2 .191 .191 .191
1936 34 Bees 21 43 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 4 - 0 1 .140 .140 .140
1936 34 Phillies 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1938 36 Reds 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .333 .333 .333
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 353 659 45 124 12 0 0 0 38 13 - 69 34 - 0 7 .188 .204 .206
Ray Benge

Ray Benge Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1925 Indians P 2 2 35 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.77
1926 Indians P 8 0 35 5 0.6 4 0 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 3.09
1928 Phillies P 40 28 605 44 1.1 43 4 39 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.92
1929 Phillies P 38 27 597 39 1.0 36 2 34 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.63
1930 Phillies P 38 29 677 54 1.4 50 9 41 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .926 1.99
1931 Phillies P 38 31 741 50 1.3 48 12 36 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.75
1932 Phillies P 41 28 667 49 1.2 48 7 41 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .980 1.94
1933 Dodgers P 37 30 686 43 1.2 43 6 37 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
1934 Dodgers P 36 32 681 57 1.6 56 13 43 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.22
1935 Dodgers P 23 17 374 23 1.0 22 3 19 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.59
1936 Bees P 21 19 345 20 1.0 19 2 17 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.49
1936 Phillies P 15 6 137 4 0.3 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.59
1938 Reds P 9 0 46 3 0.3 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.76
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 346 249 5,626 392 1.1 376 59 317 16 16 n/a n/a n/a .959 1.80
12 Years 346 249 5,626 392 1.1 376 59 317 16 16 n/a n/a n/a .959 1.80
Ray Benge

Ray Benge Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1925 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.00 2.31 2.31
1926 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 2.31 3.09
1928 Phillies 0 - - 0 2 n/a 0.0 9.7 29.0 0.77 3.03 3.93
1929 Phillies 0 - - 0 5 n/a 0.0 8.2 18.5 1.01 3.53 3.48
1930 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 12.6 12.6 0.86 2.79 3.23
1931 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.8 12.6 1.92 4.26 2.22
1932 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.7 37.5 1.53 3.60 2.35
1933 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.3 19.0 1.35 2.91 2.16
1934 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.9 12.7 1.05 2.54 2.42
1935 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 11.8 11.8 0.83 2.82 3.39
1936 Bees 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 14.3 43.0 0.84 2.50 2.97
1936 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.68 2.56 3.74
1938 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.83 2.93 3.52
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 0 .000 0 7 n/a 0.0 9.6 17.3 1.10 3.14 2.87
Ray Benge

Ray Benge Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1925 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Philadelphia Phillies 16 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined - -
1934 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined - -
1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined - -
1936 Boston Bees 18 Undetermined - -
1936 Philadelphia Phillies 23 Undetermined - -
1938 Cincinnati Reds 46 Undetermined - -


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