1927
Born June 15, 1927
Goldsboro, NC, USA
Ben Flowers Notable
b. June 15, 1927 · Boston Red Sox 1951, 1953, Detroit Tigers 1955, St. Louis Cardinals 1955–1956, Philadelphia Phillies 1956
Ben Flowers played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1951 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1956.
He went 3 and 7 with a 4.49 earned run average, pitching 168.3 innings in 76 games. He struck out 86 and threw 1 shutout. Across 76 games he batted .111, with 4 hits and 0 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Goldsboro, NC, USA on June 15, 1927, and died on February 18, 2009. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | BOS | 32 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .158 |
| 1955 | DET/STL | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .091 |
| 1956 | PHI/STL | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 76 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .111 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1953 | BOS | 1 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 79.1 | 87 | 34 | 24 | 36 | 3.86 |
| 1955 | DET/STL | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 33.1 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 4.05 |
| 1956 | PHI/STL | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 52.2 | 69 | 35 | 15 | 27 | 5.98 |
| Career | — | 3 | 7 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 168.1 | 190 | 84 | 54 | 86 | 4.49 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Died February 18, 2009
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain