1886
Born January 21, 1886
New Alsace, IN, USA
Joe Benz Notable
b. January 21, 1886 · Chicago White Sox 1911–1919
Joe Benz played 1911 to 1919 for the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher.
He went 76 and 75 with a 2.43 earned run average, pitching 1,359 innings in 251 games. He struck out 539, completed 75 of his 163 starts and threw 17 shutouts. Across 251 games he batted .138, with 61 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 8 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He threw a no-hitter in 1914.
He was born in New Alsace, IN, USA on January 21, 1886, and died on April 22, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | CHW | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .059 |
| 1912 | CHW | 42 | 76 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .132 |
| 1913 | CHW | 33 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .180 |
| 1914 | CHW | 48 | 92 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | .130 |
| 1915 | CHW | 39 | 79 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .127 |
| 1916 | CHW | 28 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .065 |
| 1917 | CHW | 19 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .167 |
| 1918 | CHW | 29 | 51 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .216 |
| 1919 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 251 | 441 | 29 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 148 | 1 | .138 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | CHW | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 55.2 | 52 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 2.26 |
| 1912 | CHW | 13 | 17 | 42 | 31 | 0 | 238.2 | 231 | 77 | 70 | 97 | 2.90 |
| 1913 | CHW | 7 | 10 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 151.0 | 146 | 46 | 59 | 79 | 2.74 |
| 1914 | CHW | 14 | 19 | 48 | 35 | 2 | 283.1 | 245 | 71 | 66 | 142 | 2.26 |
| 1915 | CHW | 15 | 11 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 238.1 | 209 | 56 | 43 | 81 | 2.11 |
| 1916 | CHW | 9 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 142.0 | 108 | 32 | 32 | 57 | 2.03 |
| 1917 | CHW | 7 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 94.2 | 76 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 2.47 |
| 1918 | CHW | 8 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 154.0 | 156 | 45 | 28 | 30 | 2.63 |
| 1919 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 76 | 75 | 251 | 163 | 3 | 1359.2 | 1225 | 367 | 334 | 539 | 2.43 |
On this day & linked events
1957
Died April 22, 1957
1914
Joe Benz's No-Hitter
Joe Benz threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Cleveland Naps on May 31, 1914, winning 6–1.
1917
Bob Groom's No-Hitter
Bob Groom threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Browns against the Chicago White Sox on May 6, 1917, winning 3–0.
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