Ben Flowers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: June 15, 1927 in Goldsboro, NC us

Died: February 18, 2009 in Wilson, NC

Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, NC

High School: Charles L. Coon HS (Wilson, NC)

School: Barton College (Wilson, NC)

Debut: September 29, 1951 (Age 24-106d, 10,864th in major league history)
vs. NYY 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1956 (Age 29-098d)
vs. NYG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Bennett Flowers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

ERA

4.49

168.1

WHIP

1.450

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-24 / in Starts: 2-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	14 (9-4-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
J Piersall	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	2	2 (1)	Apr 17	BOS	@	PHA	L,0-5	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.017	1.77	-0.03%	-0.24	P
May		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
2	3	18 (15)	May 6	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	4	22 (3)	May 12	BOS		CHW	L,7-9	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
Jun		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
4	5	55 (32)	Jun 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	6	56	Jun 14 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	7	58 (1)	Jun 16	BOS		DET	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	8	67 (8)	Jun 24	BOS		CLE	L,9-13	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.23	-0.012	.25	-0.01%	-0.48	P
8	9	69 (1)	Jun 26	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	10	71 (1)	Jun 28	BOS		CHW	L,4-13	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		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
10	11	75 (3)	Jul 3	BOS		WSH	L,4-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	12	77 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,4-8	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.13	-0.003	.08	0.00%	-0.11	P
12	13	81 (3)	Jul 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	14	89 (7)	Jul 18	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.061	.79	-0.02%	-0.64	P
14	15	96 (6)	Jul 25	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	16	97	Jul 26 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	17	98	Jul 26 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-8	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.021	1.58	-0.03%	-0.33	P
17	18	99	Jul 28	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	19	100	Jul 29	BOS		CHW	L,3-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	20	101	Jul 30	BOS		CHW	L,1-17	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.33	P
20	21	102	Jul 31	BOS		DET	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						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
21	22	103	Aug 1	BOS		DET	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
22	23	107 (3)	Aug 5	BOS		SLB	W,5-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.46	0.005	.07	0.00%	0.26	P
23	24	112 (4)	Aug 10	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	.57	-0.029	.05	0.00%	-0.20	P
24	25	113	Aug 11 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9						P
25	26	118 (4)	Aug 15 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.333	.533	9	1.05	-0.057	.03	0.00%	-0.48	P
26	27	122 (3)	Aug 19	BOS		PHA	W,6-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.176	.176	.294	.471	9	.93	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
27	28	126 (3)	Aug 23	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.294	.471	6						P
28	29	131 (4)	Aug 30 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.263	.421	9	1.38	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.88	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
29	30	135 (3)	Sep 3	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.263	.421	9						P
30	31	143 (7)	Sep 12	BOS		SLB	W,7-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.263	.421	9						P
31	32	145 (1)	Sep 14	BOS		CHW	L,6-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.263	.421	9						P
32	33	150 (4)	Sep 20	BOS		NYY	L,8-10	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.263	.421	9						P
							8-24		20	19	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1		1	1	0	0	.158	.158	.263	.421		.69	-0.315	.29	-0.09%	-3.68

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