Larry Benton

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Lawrence James Benton (November 7, 1897 - April 3, 1953) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of thirteen seasons (1923-1935) with the Boston Braves, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds. He was the National League wins leader in 1928 with New York. For his career, he compiled a 127-128 record in 455 appearances, with a 4.03 ERA and 670 strikeouts.

He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and later died in Amberley, Ohio at the age of 55.

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