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Ben Cantwell

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Full Name: Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/168 First Game: August 19, 1927
Birthdate: April 13, 1902 Final Game: September 23, 1937
Birthplace: Milan, Tennessee MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: December 4, 1962
Deathplace: Salem, Missouri
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on April 13, 1902 in Milan, Tennessee, Ben Cantwell (Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell) played for the New York Giants, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 11 year career. Cantwell broke into the bigs on August 19, 1927 with the New York Giants, and put up a 4.98 ERA in 108.1 innings pitched in 1928, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Ben Cantwell's best season was 1933, when he posted a 2.62 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 57 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1927 NY N 5 2 1 1 4.12 6 9 9 1 0 0 19.2 26 1 2 0 1 1
1928 NY N 7 1 1 0 4.42 0 10 9 0 0 1 18.1 20 1 4 0 0 1
1928 BOS N 22 10 3 3 5.10 18 63 51 3 0 0 90 112 7 36 0 1 2
1928 TOT N 29 11 4 3 4.98 18 73 60 3 0 1 108.1 132 8 40 0 1 3
1929 BOS N 27 20 4 13 4.47 25 98 78 8 0 2 157 171 11 52 0 3 2
1930 BOS N 31 21 9 15 4.88 43 99 94 10 0 2 173.1 213 15 45 0 3 1
1931 BOS N 33 16 7 9 3.63 32 73 63 9 2 2 156.1 160 4 34 0 4 0
1932 BOS N 37 9 13 11 2.96 33 56 48 3 1 5 146 133 6 33 0 0 5
1933 BOS N 40 29 20 10 2.62 57 89 74 18 2 2 254.2 242 12 54 0 4 3
1934 BOS N 27 19 5 11 4.33 45 88 69 6 1 5 143.1 163 8 34 0 1 2
1935 BOS N 39 24 4 25 4.61 34 117 108 13 0 0 210.2 235 15 44 0 0 2
1936 BOS N 34 11 9 9 3.04 42 55 45 4 0 2 133.1 127 8 35 0 2 4
1937 NY N 1 1 0 1 9.00 1 4 4 0 0 0 4 6 1 1 0 0 0
1937 BRO N 13 0 0 0 4.61 12 17 14 0 0 0 27.1 32 1 8 0 0 0
1937 TOT N 14 1 0 1 5.17 13 21 18 0 0 0 31.1 38 2 9 0 0 0
Total 316 163 76 108 3.91 348 778 666 75 6 21 1534 1640 90 382 0 19 23

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1927 NY N P 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1928 NY N P 7 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1928 BOS N P 22 0 0 5 27 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .914
1928 TOT N P 29 0 0 7 34 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .932
1929 BOS N P 27 0 0 12 53 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .942
1930 BOS N P 31 0 0 13 50 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1931 BOS N P 33 0 0 7 49 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .949
1932 BOS N P 37 0 0 12 43 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1933 BOS N P 40 0 0 12 77 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1934 BOS N P 27 0 0 8 40 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1935 BOS N P 39 0 0 12 54 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1936 BOS N P 34 0 0 9 44 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1937 NY N P 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1937 BRO N P 13 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1937 TOT N P 14 0 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 316 0 0 95 463 19 33 0 0 0 0 0 .967

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1927 NY N 5 8 1 2 0 2 .250 .250 .375 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 NY N 7 4 2 2 0 2 .500 .500 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1928 BOS N 22 29 3 5 0 1 .172 .172 .172 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
1928 TOT N 29 33 5 7 0 3 .212 .212 .212 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
1929 BOS N 27 50 5 9 0 5 .180 .241 .240 3 0 4 5 0 3 0 0 0
1930 BOS N 34 63 4 19 0 5 .302 .302 .349 1 1 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
1931 BOS N 40 57 7 13 0 2 .228 .228 .246 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
1932 BOS N 37 50 3 14 0 4 .280 .294 .280 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
1933 BOS N 49 85 9 12 0 7 .141 .180 .188 2 1 4 10 0 3 0 0 2
1934 BOS N 29 43 5 12 0 1 .279 .279 .279 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0
1935 BOS N 41 67 4 19 0 2 .284 .304 .299 1 0 2 8 0 5 0 0 2
1936 BOS N 35 41 3 8 0 0 .195 .195 .195 0 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 1
1937 NY N 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937 BRO N 13 6 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 TOT N 14 6 0 1 0 0 .167 .286 .167 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 340 503 46 116 0 31 .231 .249 .256 9 2 12 57 0 23 1 0 5

[edit] Transactions

  • Traded by New York Giants with Al Spohrer, Bill Clarkson and Virgil Barnes to Boston Braves in exchange for Joe Genewich (June 15, 1928).
  • Sold by Boston Bees to New York Giants (January 27, 1937).
  • Sold by New York Giants to Brooklyn Dodgers (August 9, 1937).

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