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Ben Paschal

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b. October 13, 1895 · Cleveland Indians 1915, Boston Red Sox 1920, New York Yankees 1924–1929

Paschal's defining season came with the Yankees in 1925. He hit .360 with 89 hits, 12 home runs, 56 runs batted in, 49 runs and 14 stolen bases across 89 games. Every one of those figures except games was a career high.

Eight seasons gave him 243 hits, 47 doubles, 24 home runs, 138 runs batted in, 143 runs and a .309 average across 364 games. He made 223 appearances in the outfield, while many of his other games came in a part-time offensive role.

Cleveland gave Paschal his first major-league opportunity in 1915, and Boston brought him back in 1920. He joined New York in 1924 and spent his final six seasons with the Yankees. He followed his exceptional 1925 with 74 hits, seven home runs and 46 runs in 1926, then remained a productive reserve through 1929. He died in 1974, at seventy-nine.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1915 CLE 9901 000 0030 .111
1920 BOS 928510 000 5521 .357
1924 NYY 41223 100 3100 .250
1925 NYY 892474989 16512 56222914 .360
1926 NYY 962584674 1237 3226357 .287
1927 NYY 50821626 922 164100 .317
1928 NYY 65791225 611 158111 .316
1929 NYY 42721315 302 11631 .208
Career 364787143243 471124 138729324 .309

On this day & linked events

1895

Born October 13, 1895

Enterprise, AL, USA

1974

Died November 10, 1974

1915

Major-league debut: Ben Paschal

Ben Paschal made a major-league debut on August 16, 1915.

1929

Final major-league game: Ben Paschal

Ben Paschal played a final major-league game on October 6, 1929.

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