1932
Born June 17, 1932
Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Bennie Daniels Notable
Bennie Daniels divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1957, then the Washington Senators through 1965.
He went 45 and 76 with a 4.44 earned run average, pitching 997 innings in 230 games. He struck out 471, completed 26 of his 139 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 233 games he batted .170, with 51 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 4 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Tuscaloosa, AL, USA on June 17, 1932. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | PIT | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .125 |
| 1959 | PIT | 36 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .310 |
| 1960 | PIT | 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .188 |
| 1961 | WSA | 32 | 76 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 0 | .197 |
| 1962 | WSA | 44 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | .130 |
| 1963 | WSA | 36 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .152 |
| 1964 | WSA | 33 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .128 |
| 1965 | WSA | 33 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .133 |
| Career | — | 233 | 300 | 25 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 134 | 1 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.29 |
| 1958 | PIT | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 27.2 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5.53 |
| 1959 | PIT | 7 | 9 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 100.2 | 115 | 61 | 39 | 67 | 5.45 |
| 1960 | PIT | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 40.1 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 7.81 |
| 1961 | WSA | 12 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 212.0 | 184 | 81 | 80 | 110 | 3.44 |
| 1962 | WSA | 7 | 16 | 44 | 21 | 2 | 161.1 | 172 | 87 | 68 | 66 | 4.85 |
| 1963 | WSA | 5 | 10 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 168.2 | 163 | 82 | 58 | 88 | 4.38 |
| 1964 | WSA | 8 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 0 | 163.0 | 147 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 3.70 |
| 1965 | WSA | 5 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 116.1 | 135 | 61 | 39 | 42 | 4.72 |
| Career | — | 45 | 76 | 230 | 139 | 5 | 997.0 | 1004 | 492 | 383 | 471 | 4.44 |
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