Benz pitched a no-hitter on May 13, 1914 for the White Sox against the Cleveland Naps. He was a member of the Sox teams that reached the World Series in both 1917 and 1919, but appeared in neither. Benz had a 7-3 record during the 1917 season and was 8-8 a year later, throwing 10 complete games. But he pitched in just one game during the 1919 season, and was not on the roster for the 1919 World Series, which was tainted by the Black Sox Scandal.\n', '

The Benz family was of German Catholic stock, Joe\'s grandfather having emigrated from the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1849.\n', '

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