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Ben Flowers
Bennett Flowers

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 29, 1951
Final Game September 21, 1956
Born June 15, 1927 in Wilson, NC

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1951 24 BOS AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    3.0    2    0    0   0    1    2   0   0    11       0  0.00  4.45  inf 1.000
 1953 26 BOS AL   1   4  32   6   1   1  13  3   79.3   87   39   34   6   24   36   1   2   345       0  3.86  4.20  109 1.399
 1955 28 TOT      1   0   8   4   0   0   1  0   33.3   32   16   15   2   14   21   0   0   144   0   0  4.05  4.04  100 1.380
         DET AL   0   0   4   0   0   0   1  0    6.0    5    4    4   1    2    2   0   0    24   0   0  6.00  3.84   64 1.167
         STL NL   1   0   4   4   0   0   0  0   27.3   27   12   11   1   12   19   0   0   120   0   0  3.62  4.08  113 1.427
 1956 29 TOT NL   1   3  35   3   0   0  17  0   52.7   69   38   35  10   15   27   1   2   235   2   0  5.98  3.74   63 1.595
         STL NL   1   1   3   3   0   0   0  0   11.7   15    9    9   1    5    5   0   0    53   1   0  6.94  3.77   54 1.714
         PHI NL   0   2  32   0   0   0  17  0   41.0   54   29   26   9   10   22   1   2   182   1   0  5.71  3.73   65 1.561
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .300   3   7  76  13   1   1  31  3  168.3  190   93   84  18   54   86   2   4   735   2   0  4.49  4.03   90 1.450
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   5  58   9   0   0  23  2  128.3  145   71   64  13   41   65   1   3   561   1   0  4.49  4.03   90 1.450
 Career High      1   4  35   6   1   1  17  3   79.3   87   39   35  10   24   36   1   2   345   2   0  3.86  4.20  109 1.399

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 24 BOS AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1953 26 BOS AL  32   19    0    3   2  0   0    1   0  0   0   8  .158  .158  .263   10    5   1           0   1
 1955 28 TOT      8   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .091  .091  .091  -51    1   0   0   0   0   1
         DET AL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL   4   10    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .100  .100  .100  -46    1   0   0   0   0   1
 1956 29 TOT NL  35    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .167  .000  -49    0   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  32    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000    2    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       76   36    0    4   2  0   0    1   0  0   1  15  .111  .135  .167  -20    6   1   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         77    0    9   4  0   0    2   0  0   2  32  .111  .135  .167  -20   13   2   0   0   0   4
 Career High     35   19    0    3   2  0   0    1   0  0   1   8                           5   1   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 24 BOS AL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .278| .000  .361| .000  .407| .000  .768|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1953 26 BOS AL   20   18    1   1.5   107| .158  .276| .158  .352| .263  .405| .421  .758|  10  .119  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1955 28 TOT      11   11    0   0.0   105| .091  .265| .091  .337| .091  .418| .182  .755| -51  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
         DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .264| .000  .343| .000  .393| .000  .736|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         STL NL   10   10    0   0.0   105| .100  .265| .100  .336| .100  .420| .200  .757| -46  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1956 29 TOT NL    6    5    0   0.0   102| .000  .263| .167  .330| .000  .415| .167  .745| -49  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         STL NL    3    3    0   0.0   103| .000  .264| .000  .331| .000  .417| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         PHI NL    3    2    0   0.0   101| .000  .262| .333  .328| .000  .413| .333  .741|   2  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        38   35    1   0.8   105| .111  .271| .135  .344| .167  .411| .302  .755| -20  .038  -6.2  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 24 BOS AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1953 26 BOS AL P 32 4 15 1 2 .950 .955 0.59 0.88 2.16 1.95 6 79.3 1955 28 TOT P 8 2 5 2 1 .778 .959 0.88 0.82 1.89 2.03 4 33.3 DET AL P 4 1 2 1 1 .750 .968 0.75 0.82 4.50 1.95 0 6.0 STL NL P 4 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 1.00 0.82 1.32 2.04 4 27.3 1956 29 TOT NL P 35 2 13 1 1 .938 .968 0.43 0.83 2.56 2.05 3 52.7 STL NL P 3 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 0.83 3.08 2.08 3 11.7 PHI NL P 32 0 11 1 1 .917 .965 0.34 0.83 2.41 2.04 0 41.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1951 24 BOS AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1953 26 BOS AL P 32 4 15 1 2 .950 .955 0.59 0.88 2.16 1.95 6 79.3 1955 28 TOT P 8 2 5 2 1 .778 .959 0.88 0.82 1.89 2.03 4 33.3 DET AL P 4 1 2 1 1 .750 .968 0.75 0.82 4.50 1.95 0 6.0 STL NL P 4 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 1.00 0.82 1.32 2.04 4 27.3 1956 29 TOT NL P 35 2 13 1 1 .938 .968 0.43 0.83 2.56 2.05 3 52.7 STL NL P 3 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 0.83 3.08 2.08 3 11.7 PHI NL P 32 0 11 1 1 .917 .965 0.34 0.83 2.41 2.04 0 41.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 76 8 33 4 4 .911 .960 0.54 0.85 2.19 2.00 13 168.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 76 8 33 4 4 .911 .960 0.54 0.85 2.20 2.00 13 168
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Transactions 

Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 22, 1954: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Boston Red Sox in the 1954 rule 5 draft.

September 8, 1955: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bobby Tiefenauer.

May 11, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Harvey Haddix and Stu Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies for Murry Dickson and Herm Wehmeier.

October 15, 1956: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Philadelphia Phillies.

April 1, 1957: Returned to the Philadelphia Phillies by the Kansas City Athletics following previous purchase. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 8, 1957: Sent by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete an earlier deal made on April 5, 1957. The Philadelphia Phillies sent a player to be named later, Ron Negray, Tim Harkness, Elmer Valo, Mel Geho (minors), and $75,000 to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Chico Fernandez. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Ben Flowers (April 8, 1957) to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the trade.


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