#55 Joe "Blitzen" Benz, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Sunday, 10/6/1916 |
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| Joe Benz
Blitzen
1/21/1886
30
USA,IN,NEW ALSACE
6"1
200
Starting Pitcher
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R
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Loyal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
Normal
Normal
2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 300
1916 (Automatic)
3 Year(s), 144 Days (660 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 3 | 8 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
| Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
| Talent | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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5
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4
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Screwball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 2 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 5/17 | NYA | L 2-10 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5/31 | BOA | L 0-11 | | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6/12 | @WAS | W 13-3 | | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7/9 | @BOA | L 1-9 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 4 | 10.1 | 8.4 | .0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 2.41 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
| vs. RHB | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Road | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1911 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.57 | 98.0 | 97 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1.30 | .285 | STA |
| 1912 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4.50 | 120.0 | 135 | 68 | 60 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1.39 | .305 | STA |
| 1914 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.57 | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | .444 | STA DET |
| 1915 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | .167 | DET |
| 1916 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .238 | DET |
| Total | 35 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 3.63 | 228.0 | 242 | 111 | 92 | 2 | 66 | 59 | 19 | 0 | 1.35 | .296 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1911, AAA | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2.48 | 166.2 | 142 | 54 | 46 | 1 | 41 | 103 | 8 | 5 | 1.10 | .270 |
| 1912, AAA | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3.28 | 120.2 | 117 | 52 | 44 | 3 | 44 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 1.33 | .278 |
| 1913, AAA | 29 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2.91 | 235.1 | 242 | 91 | 76 | 0 | 79 | 100 | 14 | 0 | 1.36 | .298 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1911 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .061 | .059 | .061 | .119 | STA |
| 1912 | 14 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .043 | .064 | .043 | .107 | STA |
| 1914 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | STA DET |
| 1915 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1916 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| Total | 35 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .049 | .060 | .049 | .110 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 17th overall pick, by St.Louis(A) in 1911...
Injured on 4/28/1911 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days...
Earned first career win on 9/5/1911...
Had first career hit on 9/13/1911, off Bert Maxwell (CLE)...
Traded from St.Louis(A) to Detroit on 4/3/1914 (Going to STA: P Det #1 1915, P Dick Rudolph. Going to DET: P Joe Benz, 1B Jake Daubert)...
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