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Ben Flowers
Ben Flowers
| Full name Bennett Flowers |
| Born June 15, 1927, Goldsboro, North Carolina |
| Died February 18, 2009, Wilson, North Carolina |
| Buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, North Carolina |
| First Game: September 29, 1951; Final Game: September 21, 1956 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 4" Weight: 195 |
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| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1951 BOS A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1951 BOS A
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 32 19 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .158 .158 .263 0.0 1953 BOS A
1955 DET A Daily Splits 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1955 DET A
1955 STL N Daily Splits 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .100 .100 0.0 1955 STL N
1955 Total 8 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .091 .091 0.0 1955 Total
1956 STL N Daily Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1956 STL N
1956 PHI N Daily Splits 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0.0 1956 PHI N
1956 TOT N 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 0.0 1956 TOT N
Total NL ( 2 Years) 39 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .067 .125 .067 0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 37 21 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .143 .238 0.0 Total AL
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 76 36 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 15 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .111 .135 .167 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1951 BOS A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 - 0.0 1951 BOS A
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 32 6 1 1 13 3 79.1 87 345 6 39 34 24 2 36 9 2 1 0 15 3 9 11 1 4 3.86 3.50 0.2 1953 BOS A
1955 DET A Daily Splits 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 24 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 - -0.1 1955 DET A
1955 STL N Daily Splits 4 4 0 0 0 0 27.1 27 120 1 12 11 12 0 19 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 1 0 3.62 4.75 0.0 1955 STL N
1955 Total 8 4 0 0 1 0 33.1 32 144 2 16 15 14 0 21 1 2 0 0 0 5 3 3 2 1 0 4.05 4.75 -0.1 1955 Total
1956 STL N Daily Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.2 15 53 1 9 9 5 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 6.94 6.33 -0.5 1956 STL N
1956 PHI N Daily Splits 32 0 0 0 17 0 41 54 182 9 29 26 10 1 22 6 2 2 1 0 1 3 7 4 0 2 5.71 - -0.4 1956 PHI N
1956 TOT N 35 3 0 0 17 0 52.2 69 235 10 38 35 15 2 27 8 4 2 1 0 5 4 7 4 1 3 5.98 6.33 -0.9 1956 TOT N
Total NL ( 2 Years) 39 7 0 0 17 0 80 96 355 11 50 46 27 2 46 9 5 2 1 0 9 7 9 6 2 3 5.18 5.43 -0.9 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 37 6 1 1 14 3 88.1 94 380 7 43 38 27 2 40 9 1 2 1 0 16 3 11 12 1 4 3.87 3.50 0.1 Total AL
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 76 13 1 1 31 3 168.1 190 735 18 93 84 54 4 86 18 6 4 2 0 25 10 20 18 3 7 4.49 4.54 -0.8 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1951 BOS A Daily Splits P 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -
1953 BOS A Daily Splits P 32 6 1 79.1 4 15 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 .950
1955 DET A Daily Splits P 4 0 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1955 STL N Daily Splits P 4 4 0 27.1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .800
1955 Total P 8 4 0 33.1 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .778
1956 STL N Daily Splits P 3 3 0 11.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1956 PHI N Daily Splits P 32 0 0 41 0 11 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .917
1956 TOT N P 35 3 0 52.2 2 13 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .938
Total ( 4 Years) Splits P 76 13 1 168.1 8 33 4 4 0 1 5 4 1 .911
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1945).
Selected by Detroit Tigers from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 22, 1954).
Traded by Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bobby Tiefenauer
(September 8, 1955).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Harvey Haddix and Stu Miller to Philadelphia
Phillies in exchange for Murry Dickson and Herm Wehmeier (May 11, 1956).
Sent to Kansas City Athletics by Philadelphia Phillies for future considerations (October 15, 1956).
Returned to Philadelphia Phillies (@April 1, 1957).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers (April 8, 1957) completing trade
in which Philadelphia Phillies traded Ron Negray, Tim Harkness, Elmer Valo, Melvin
Geho, $75000 and a player to be named later to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for
Chico Fernandez (April 5, 1957).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to New York Yankees in exchange for Jim Fridley (May 24,
1957).
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