Wes Flowers

Charles Wesley Flowers

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1½", Weight 190 lb.

• Debut August 8, 1940
• Final Game June 12, 1944
• Born August 13, 1913 in Vanndale, AR USA
• Died December 31, 1988 in Wynne, AR USA

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Biographical Information

Wes Flowers served in the U.S. Navy during World War II (BN). In 1940 he pitched in 5 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League and in 1944 pitched in 9 more for the same team.

Flowers had a decent ERA in his first stint but not in his second. As a batter, he ended up with a major league lifetime batting average of .400.

His main pitch was the knuckleball, according to the Rob Neyer website.