Wes Flowers
From BR Bullpen
Charles Wesley Flowers
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 1½", Weight 190 lb.
- Debut August 8, 1940
- Final Game June 12, 1944
- Born August 13, 1913 in Vanndale, AR USA
- Died December 31, 1988 in Wynne, AR USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Wes Flowers served in the U.S. Navy during World War II (BN). In 1940 he pitched in 5 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League and in 1944 pitched in 9 more for the same team.
Flowers had a decent ERA in his first stint but not in his second. As a batter, he ended up with a major league lifetime batting average of .400.
His main pitch was the knuckleball, according to the Rob Neyer website.
