Dennis Bennett Notable

b. October 5, 1939 · Philadelphia Phillies 1962–1964, Boston Red Sox 1965–1967, New York Mets 1967, California Angels 1968

Dennis Bennett played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962 and closing with the California Angels in 1968.

He went 43 and 47 with a 3.69 earned run average, pitching 863 innings in 182 games. He struck out 572, completed 28 of his 127 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 182 games he batted .166, with 46 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 3 doubles.

He was born in Oakland, CA, USA on October 5, 1939, and died on March 24, 2012. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1962	PHI	31	63	3	8	0	1	7	3	23	.127
1963	PHI	23	40	3	9	0	1	4	3	20	.225
1964	PHI	41	66	3	13	1	0	2	4	26	.197
1965	BOS	34	39	5	7	1	0	4	5	23	.179
1966	BOS	16	23	2	3	1	1	1	2	11	.130
1967	BOS/NYM	21	33	2	5	0	1	4	0	13	.152
1968	CAL	16	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	.077
Career	—	182	277	18	46	3	4	22	17	125	.166

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1962	PHI	9	9	31	24	3	174.2	144	74	68	149	3.81
1963	PHI	9	5	23	16	1	119.1	102	35	33	82	2.64
1964	PHI	12	14	41	32	1	208.0	222	85	58	125	3.68
1965	BOS	5	7	34	18	0	141.2	152	69	53	85	4.38
1966	BOS	3	3	16	13	0	75.0	75	27	23	47	3.24
1967	BOS/NYM	5	4	21	17	0	96.0	109	45	29	48	4.22
1968	CAL	0	5	16	7	1	48.1	46	19	17	36	3.54
Career	—	43	47	182	127	6	863.0	850	354	281	572	3.69

On this day & linked events

1939

Born October 5, 1939

Oakland, CA, USA

2012

Died March 24, 2012

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