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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Team Record in Appearances: 3-16

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 12

1958 Pitching Game Log

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1958 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	90	1	Apr 15	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-8	4-6		99	2.1	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.86	9.33	11	3	4	1	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.056	.38	-0.09%	-1.61	4b 12- 2 out d4	6b 3 out d7
2	91	3	Apr 17	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-7	5-7		1	3.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	1.69	6.41	11	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	.52	0.081	1.37	0.13%	1.44	5b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
3	92	6	Apr 20	LAD		SFG	L,2-12	6-7		2	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	2.45	7.66	9	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.018	.38	-0.03%	0.02	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d5
4	93	13	Apr 29	LAD		PIT	L,1-7	8-8		8	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	7.23	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.003	.11	0.00%	-0.05	8t --3 1 out d5	8t 3 out d6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	94	15	May 1	LAD		PIT	L,3-8	7-8		1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.80	6.08	7	2	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	.12	0.011	.19	0.01%	1.02	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
6	95	17	May 3	LAD		PIT	L,1-3	7-8		1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.59	5.48	4	2	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	0.058	.88	0.05%	1.29	7t 123 2 out d3	8t 3 out d2
7	96	18	May 4(1)	LAD		PHI	W,8-7	7-9	W(1-0)	0	2.0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.35	5.48	9	2	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.86	0.063	2.38	0.05%	0.64	7t --- 0 out d1	9t 1-- 0 out a1
8	97	21	May 6	LAD		PHI	W,7-6	10-10		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	5.27	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	0.140	2.44	0.11%	0.51	10t --- 0 out tie	10t 3 out tie
9	98	25	May 12	LAD		SFG	L,3-12	3-5		5	2.2	4	5	0	4	4	0	0	1.06	5.06	16	4	2	2	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	1	0	1	.91	-0.072	.92	-0.04%	-0.86	3t 1-- 0 out d3	5t 123 2 out d4
10	99	27	May 14	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-7	6-7		1	1.1	2	2	2	2	0	1	0	1.96	5.91	7	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.84	-0.053	.58	-0.02%	-0.54	6b --- 0 out d1	7b 1-- 1 out d2
11	100	30	May 17	LAD	@	STL	L,1-10	4-4		2	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	2.95	6.24	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.060	.62	-0.02%	-1.50	4b 1-3 0 out d2	4b 123 0 out d3
12	101	41	May 30(2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,8-10	6-6	H(1)	12	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	6.17	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	0.042	.69	0.01%	0.23	6b 1-- 2 out a1	6b 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	102	44	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	L,3-8	3-3		3	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.32	6.00	2	0	1	1	0	0		3	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.200	.56	-0.07%	-3.22	3t 123 2 out d2	3t 3 out d6
14	103	46	Jun 5	LAD		CIN	L,4-8	4-4		1	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.79	6.00	2	1	1	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.211	.86	-0.07%	-2.12	4t -23 1 out tie	4t 1-- 1 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	104	139	Sep 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-8	6-7		96	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.86	5.48	9	3	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	.25	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.03	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d4
16	105	142	Sep 13	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-9	4-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.80	5.43	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.22	4b 1-- 2 out d6	4b 3 out d6
17	106	145	Sep 16(1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	5-6		2	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.57	5.30	6	1	2	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.024	.00	0.00%	1.03	5b 1-3 2 out d4	6b 3 out d4
18	107	149	Sep 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	9-9		4	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.57	5.43	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.44	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-0.42	9b --3 0 out a2	9b 1-3 0 out a2
19	108	154	Sep 27	LAD		CHC	L,4-7	1-2		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.33	5.23	4	2	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.181	.00	0.00%	2.10	1t 123 1 out d1	2t 3 out tie
							3-16		W-L:1-0,Hld:1	2.4	24.1	24	14	9	17	13	3	1	3.33	5.23	107	0.82		20%	0%	7		22	41%	1	1	0	89	4	2	0	7	0	2	.70	-0.231	.74	0.01%	-1.84

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