Don Bessent

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: March 13, 1931 in Jacksonville, FL us

Died: July 7, 1990 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Jacksonville HS (Jacksonville, FL)

Debut: July 17, 1955 (Age 24-126d, 11,273rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 8.0 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, W

Last Game: September 27, 1958 (Age 27-198d)
vs. CHC 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Fred Donald Bessent

Nicknames: The Weasel

Pronunciation: \BESS-ent\

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1955 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

ERA

3.33

108

211.0

118

WHIP

1.346

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-10 / in Starts: 2-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	24 (12-7-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
D Zimmer	1
J Gilliam	1

Most Driven In By
P Reese	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	89 (88)	Jul 17 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,8-5	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.66	0.071	.66	0.04%	0.43	P
2	2	93 (3)	Jul 21	BRO		CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.24	-0.126	.99	-0.06%	-2.95	P
3	3	96 (2)	Jul 24 (1)	BRO		MLN	W,9-7	3-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.35	-0.061	1.62	-0.04%	-0.47	P
4	4	99 (2)	Jul 27	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.38	-0.040	.83	-0.01%	-0.37	P
5	5	102 (2)	Jul 30	BRO	@	STL	W,6-0	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.00	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.73	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	104 (1)	Aug 1	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
7	7	106 (1)	Aug 3	BRO	@	MLN	W,9-6	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.10	-0.005	.05	0.00%	-0.52	P
8	8	109 (2)	Aug 7	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
9	9	114 (4)	Aug 14 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
10	10	115	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
11	11	117 (1)	Aug 18	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-5	4-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.26	-0.010	.02	0.00%	-0.37	P
12	12	120 (2)	Aug 21	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
13	13	121	Aug 23	BRO		CHC	W,6-4	3-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.59	-0.104	.39	-0.02%	-1.12	P
14	14	124 (2)	Aug 25 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	8						P
15	15	129 (4)	Aug 30	BRO		MLN	W,8-6	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.12	-0.003	.02	0.00%	-0.25	P
16	16	130	Aug 31	BRO		MLN	L,8-13	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	17	134 (3)	Sep 4	BRO		PIT	W,6-5	4-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.22	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.96	P
18	18	142 (7)	Sep 11 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
19	19	144 (1)	Sep 13	BRO	@	STL	L,2-8	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
20	20	146 (1)	Sep 15	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
21	21	147	Sep 16	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
22	22	149 (1)	Sep 18	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
23	23	150	Sep 20 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
24	24	152 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
							14-10		23	20	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200		.92	-0.335	.59	-0.09%	-5.86

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