Ben Cantwell Explained

Ben Cantwell
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:13 April 1902
Birth Place:Milan, Tennessee
Death Place:Salem, Missouri
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 19
Debutyear:1927
Debutteam:New York Giants
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 23
Finalyear:1937
Finalteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:76–108
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.91
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:348
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Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell (April 13, 1902  - December 4, 1962) was an American major league baseball pitcher from 1927 to 1937. He was born in Milan, Tennessee, and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee.[1] He is the last MLB pitcher to lose 25 games in a single season (1935). He died, aged 60, in Salem, Missouri.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolf . Gregory H. . Ben Cantwell . . sabr.org . August 6, 2020.