1903
Born June 17, 1903
Huntersville, NC, USA
Ben Shields Notable
Ben Shields played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1924 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1931.
He went 4 and 0 with a 8.27 earned run average, pitching 41.3 innings in 13 games. He struck out 9. Across 13 games he batted .077, with 1 hit and 0 runs.
He was born in Huntersville, NC, USA on June 17, 1903, and died on January 24, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | NYY | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 |
| 1930 | BOS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1931 | PHI | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .077 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27.00 |
| 1925 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24.0 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4.88 |
| 1930 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1931 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 15.19 |
| Career | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 41.1 | 55 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 8.27 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Died January 24, 1982
Image: National Photo Company Collection, public domain