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Although he spent only one of his nine full major league seasons with a first-division team, Benge won ten or more games six times. He was not a strikeout pitcher, but on June 16, 1929, he tied what was then a Phillies record with 13 strikeouts in a 7-2 victory at Chicago. (AL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 26, 1925: Cleveland sends rookie Ray Benge against Philadelphia and, in his first ML start, he stops the A's, 6–0. » September 7, 1928: In Philley, the Braves tally 11 hits and three walks but still get shut out by the Phils' Ray Benge, 4–0. In the nitecap, the Braves are hitless until two are out in the 7th, then take the lead, but the Phils tie it in the 9th on Cy Williams homer. Boston wins in 11, 4–3. » December 15, 1932: The Phils send Ray Benge and $15,000 to the Dodgers for Cy Moore, Mickey Finn, and Jack Warner. Finn will have a great spring and Brooklyn's Max Carey will admit in April that Burt Shotton outguessed him on the deal. » December 21, 1935: The Dodgers trade Ray Benge, Tony Cuccinello, Al Lopez, and Bobby Reis to the Braves for P Ed Brandt and OF Randy Moore. » July 30, 1936: Kiki Cuyler of the Reds has eight straight hits—all singles—during a doubleheader split with the Phils. The Reds win the opener, 5–0, behind Bill Hallahan, then lose, 5–4 to veteran Ray Benge, making his first start for the Quakers since being acquired on waivers from the Bees.