Ray Benge
1925–1938 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Phillies
353G
.188AVG
.204OBP
.206SLG
More career statistics
124H
0HR
38RBI
0SB
101–130W–L
1,875.1IP
655K
4.52ERA
248GS
19SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · RBI | 38 | 37 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,278 | 8,293 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,177 | 2,178 |
| Pitching · p hr | 132 | 129 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 5,626 | 5,633 |
| Pitching · p k | 655 | 656 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,108 | 1,111 |
| Pitching · p w | 598 | 601 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 353 | 706 | 659 | 45 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | .188 | .204 | .206 | .410 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,875.3 | 346 | 248 | 102 | 101 | 130 | 19 | 2,177 | 1,108 | 941 | 132 | 598 | 655 | 0 | 0 | 4.52 | 1.480 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1930-04-29 to 1930-05-23
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1936-06-22 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1933-08-08 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1929-06-30 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 176 | 340 | 50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 34 | .158 | .156 | .170 |
| Away | 177 | 366 | 74 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 35 | .216 | .230 | .240 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 29 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .184 | .196 | .204 |
| May | 75 | 133 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | .150 | .143 | .165 |
| June | 66 | 139 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .228 | .245 | .244 |
| July | 65 | 140 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | .179 | .186 | .201 |
| August | 65 | 129 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | .243 | .233 | .270 |
| September | 52 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .142 | .159 | .151 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 57 | 135 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 15 | .154 | .156 | .163 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 52 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .131 | .129 | .131 |
| cincinnati-reds | 51 | 123 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | .216 | .236 | .243 |
| chicago-cubs | 51 | 115 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | .234 | .217 | .271 |
| new-york-giants | 46 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .138 | .181 | .138 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 40 | 89 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .262 | .270 | .286 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 29 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .152 | .146 | .152 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 17 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .129 | .129 | .161 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 |  Cleveland Guardians | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | .400 | 11 | 3 |
| 1926 | Cleveland Guardians | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 11 | 3 |
| 1928 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 58 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .207 | 202 | 69 |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 74 | 15 | – | 4 | – | .203 | 199 | 78 |
| 1930 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 88 | 18 | – | 6 | – | .205 | 225 | 70 |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 88 | 18 | – | 7 | – | .205 | 247 | 117 |
| 1932 | Philadelphia Phillies | 41 | 75 | 13 | – | 2 | – | .173 | 223 | 89 |
| 1933 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 76 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .184 | 228 | 74 |
| 1934 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | 89 | 15 | – | 7 | – | .169 | 228 | 64 |
| 1935 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | 47 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .191 | 124 | 39 |
| 1936 | Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 53 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .113 | 160 | 45 |
| 1938 |  Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 15 | 5 |