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Not to be confused with American baseball player Al "Butch" Benton.
Baseball player
Al Benton
Benton, circa 1940
Pitcher
Born: March 18, 1911 Noble, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: April 14, 1968(1968-04-14) (aged 57) Lynwood, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1934, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1952, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
98–88
Earned run average
3.66
Strikeouts
697
Saves
66
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1934–1935)
Detroit Tigers (1938–1942, 1945–1948)
Cleveland Indians (1949–1950)
Boston Red Sox (1952)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1941, 1942)
World Series champion (1945)
John Alton Benton (March 18, 1911 – April 14, 1968) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Red Sox. The right-hander was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 215 pounds (98 kg).
Benton is known for being the only pitcher to face both Babe Ruth (in 1934) and Mickey Mantle (in 1952).[1][2] Benton is also the only player to have two sacrifice bunts in the same inning, against the Cleveland Indians on August 6, 1941.[3]
^Benton allowed only one hit, a single, in ten at-bats against the Babe (plus three walks), while setting down Mantle both times he faced him eighteen years later.
^Nowlin, Bill. "Al Benton". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^"Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score, August 6, 1941". Baseball Reference.
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