1867
Born September 28, 1867
Romeo, MI, USA
Ben Stephens Notable
Ben Stephens played for three clubs across three seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1892 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1894.
He went 1 and 8 with a 4.64 earned run average, pitching 110 innings in 18 games. He struck out 23. Across 18 games he batted .083, with 4 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in Romeo, MI, USA on September 28, 1867, and died on August 5, 1896.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | BLN/CIN | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .000 |
| 1893 | WHS | 9 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .103 |
| 1894 | WHS | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 18 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .083 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | BLN/CIN | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 36.0 | 49 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2.50 |
| 1893 | WHS | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 63.2 | 83 | 41 | 31 | 14 | 5.80 |
| 1894 | WHS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4.91 |
| Career | — | 1 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 110.2 | 151 | 57 | 52 | 23 | 4.64 |
On this day & linked events
1896
Died August 5, 1896
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