1893
Born February 13, 1893
Chicago, IL, USA
Ben Dyer Notable
Ben Dyer divided six seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the New York Giants from 1914, then the Detroit Tigers through 1919.
Across 105 games he batted .237, with 49 hits and 27 runs. He finished with 10 doubles and 4 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1.7 innings in 2 games.
He played 37 games at third base, with 73 assists and 7 errors.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on February 13, 1893, and died on August 7, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | NYG | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| 1915 | NYG | 7 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .211 |
| 1916 | DET | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 1917 | DET | 30 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | .209 |
| 1918 | DET | 13 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .278 |
| 1919 | DET | 44 | 85 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 0 | .247 |
| Career | — | 105 | 207 | 27 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 47 | 4 | .237 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
1959
Died August 7, 1959
Image: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, public domain