Benny Bengough Stats

Benny Bengough was born on Wednesday, July 27, 1898, in Niagara Falls, New York. Bengough was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 18, 1923, with the New York Yankees. 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 Benny Bengough baseball stats page.

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Benny Bengough
 
 
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Birth Name:   Bernard Oliver Bengough
Nickname:   Benny
Born On:   07-27-1898  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Niagara Falls, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-22-1968 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   St. Dominic's Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Niagara University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   168
First Game:   05-18-1923 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-24-1932
Draft:   Not Applicable
Benny Bengough

Benny Bengough 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Benny Bengough

Benny Bengough Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1923 25 Yankees 19 53 1 7 2 0 0 0 3 4 - 2 1 - 0 - .132 .193 .170
1924 26 Yankees 11 16 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 - 0 1 - 0 - .313 .389 .500
1925 27 Yankees 95 283 17 73 14 2 0 0 23 19 - 9 6 - 0 - .258 .305 .322
1926 28 Yankees 36 84 9 32 6 0 0 0 14 7 - 4 3 - 1 - .381 .435 .452
1927 29 Yankees 31 85 6 21 3 3 0 0 10 4 - 4 1 - 0 - .247 .281 .353
1928 30 Yankees 58 161 12 43 3 1 0 0 9 7 - 8 1 - 1 - .267 .302 .298
1929 31 Yankees 23 62 5 12 2 1 0 0 7 0 - 2 0 - 0 - .194 .194 .258
1930 32 Yankees 44 102 10 24 4 2 0 0 12 3 - 8 4 - 0 - .235 .257 .314
1931 33 Browns 40 140 6 35 4 1 0 0 12 4 - 4 0 - 0 - .250 .271 .293
1932 34 Browns 54 139 13 35 7 1 0 0 15 12 - 4 0 - 0 - .252 .311 .317
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 411 1,125 83 287 46 12 0 0 108 62 - 45 17 - 2 - .255 .295 .317
Benny Bengough

Benny Bengough Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1923 Yankees C 19 14 264 74 3.9 72 58 14 2 2 0 0 0 .973 7.36
1924 Yankees C 11 6 108 37 3.4 37 34 3 0 3 1 0 0 1.000 9.25
1925 Yankees C 94 84 1,726 411 4.4 408 325 83 3 12 3 0 0 .993 6.38
1926 Yankees C 35 25 448 147 4.2 143 107 36 4 2 3 0 0 .973 8.62
1927 Yankees C 30 25 505 147 4.9 145 114 31 2 0 0 0 0 .986 7.75
1928 Yankees C 58 50 765 245 4.2 243 206 37 2 7 2 0 0 .992 8.58
1929 Yankees C 23 20 211 56 2.4 55 47 8 1 1 1 0 0 .982 7.04
1930 Yankees C 44 29 432 191 4.3 189 171 18 2 2 2 0 0 .990 11.81
1931 Browns C 37 37 861 147 4.0 145 119 26 2 6 0 0 0 .986 4.55
1932 Browns C 47 32 785 185 3.9 183 153 30 2 7 3 0 0 .989 6.29
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 398 322 6,105 1,640 4.1 1,620 1,334 286 20 42 15 0 0 .988 7.16
10 Years 398 322 6,105 1,640 4.1 1,620 1,334 286 20 42 15 0 0 .988 7.16
Benny Bengough

Benny Bengough Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1923 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 26.5 17.7 - - -
1924 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 5.3 - - -
1925 Yankees 0 2 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 31.4 12.3 - - -
1926 Yankees 1 0 1.000 1 0 n/a 0.0 21.0 6.0 - - -
1927 Yankees 0 3 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 21.3 8.5 - - -
1928 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 20.1 17.9 - - -
1929 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 31.0 8.9 - - -
1930 Yankees 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 12.8 8.5 - - -
1931 Browns 0 3 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 35.0 11.7 - - -
1932 Browns 0 1 .000 7 0 n/a 0.0 34.8 9.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 2 9 .182 13 0 n/a 0.0 25.0 10.4 - - -
Benny Bengough

Benny Bengough Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1923 New York Yankees n/a $3,750.00 n/a -
1924 New York Yankees n/a $4,000.00 n/a -
1925 New York Yankees n/a $5,000.00 n/a -
1926 New York Yankees n/a $7,500.00 n/a -
1927 New York Yankees n/a $8,000.00 n/a Stats
1928 New York Yankees n/a $8,000.00 n/a Stats
1929 New York Yankees 9 $8,000.00 n/a -
1930 New York Yankees 10 $5,000.00 n/a -
1931 St. Louis Browns 10 $5,500.00 n/a -
1932 St. Louis Browns 10 $5,500.00 n/a -


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