1931
Born March 13, 1931
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Don Bessent Notable
Don Bessent divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1955, then the Los Angeles Dodgers through 1958.
He went 14 and 7 with a 3.33 earned run average, pitching 211 innings in 108 games. He struck out 118. Across 108 games he batted .114, with 5 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Jacksonville, FL, USA on March 13, 1931, and died on July 7, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .100 |
| 1956 | BRO | 38 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 1957 | BRO | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1958 | LAD | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 108 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .114 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 63.1 | 51 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 2.70 |
| 1956 | BRO | 4 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 79.1 | 63 | 22 | 31 | 52 | 2.50 |
| 1957 | BRO | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 58 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 5.73 |
| 1958 | LAD | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 3.33 |
| Career | — | 14 | 7 | 108 | 2 | 12 | 211.0 | 196 | 78 | 88 | 118 | 3.33 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Died July 7, 1990
Image: Danny Goodman, public domain