Larry Benton

{{Short description|American baseball player (1897–1953)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Larry Benton

|position=Pitcher

|image= Larry Benton - Giants.jpg

|image_size=157px

|birth_date={{Birth date|1897|11|20}}

|birth_place=St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1953|4|3|1897|11|20}}

|death_place=Amberley, Ohio, U.S.

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 19

|debutyear=1923

|debutteam=Boston Braves

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=August 16

|finalyear=1935

|finalteam=Boston Braves

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat1value=128–128

|stat2value=4.03

|stat3value=670

|teams=

• Boston Braves ({{mlby|1923}}–{{mlby|1927}})
• New York Giants ({{mlby|1928}}–{{mlby|1930}})
• Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1930}}–{{mlby|1934}})
• Boston Braves ({{mlby|1935}})

|highlights=

• NL wins leader (1928)

}}

Lawrence James Benton (November 20, 1897 – April 3, 1953) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds over parts of thirteen seasons from 1923 to 1935. He was the National League wins leader while pitching for the Giants in 1928, compiling a 128–128 career record with a 4.03 ERA and 670 strikeouts in 455 appearances.

Benton is buried at Old St. Joseph's Cemetery in Cincinnati.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oEwCgAAQBAJ&dq=larry+benton+old+st+joseph&pg=PA491 |title=The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of over 7,600 Major League Players and Others |first1=Bill |last1=Lee |year=2003 |publisher=McFarland Publishing |page=491 |isbn=978-0786415397}}