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Don Bessent
Fred Donald Bessent (The Weasel)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 13, 1931 in Jacksonville, FL
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1955
Final Game: September 27, 1958
Died: July 7, 1990 in Jacksonville, FL
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1955 24 BRO NL 8 1 .889 2.70 24 2 8 1 0 3 63.1 51 19 19 7 21 2 29 0 0 1 255 151 1.137 7.2 1.0 3.0 4.1 1.38 RoY-3
1956 25 BRO NL 4 3 .571 2.50 38 0 21 0 0 9 79.1 63 23 22 5 31 6 52 0 0 4 324 162 1.185 7.1 0.6 3.5 5.9 1.68
1957 26 BRO NL 1 3 .250 5.73 27 0 16 0 0 0 44.0 58 28 28 5 19 3 24 0 0 1 204 72 1.750 11.9 1.0 3.9 4.9 1.26
1958 27 LAD NL 1 0 1.000 3.33 19 0 0 0 0 0 24.1 24 14 9 3 17 0 13 1 0 0 107 123 1.685 8.9 1.1 6.3 4.8 0.76
4 Seasons 14 7 .667 3.33 108 2 45 1 0 12 211.0 196 84 78 20 88 11 118 1 0 6 890 123 1.346 8.4 0.9 3.8 5.0 1.34
162 Game Avg. 9 4 .667 3.33 67 1 28 1 0 7 130 121 52 48 12 54 7 73 1 0 4 550 123 1.346 8.4 0.9 3.8 5.0 1.34

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1955 24 BRO NL WS W NYY 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 1.200 8.1 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.00
1956 25 BRO NL WS L NYY 1 0 1.000 1.80 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.0 8 2 2 0 3 1 5 0 0 1 41 1.100 7.2 0.0 2.7 4.5 1.67
2 Seasons (2 Series) 1 0 1.000 1.35 5 0 1 0 0 0 13.1 11 2 2 0 4 1 6 0 0 1 53 1.125 7.4 0.0 2.7 4.1 1.50
2 WS 1 0 1.000 1.35 5 0 1 0 0 0 13.1 11 2 2 0 4 1 6 0 0 1 53 1.125 7.4 0.0 2.7 4.1 1.50

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 24 BRO NL 24 23 20 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .100 .100 .100 .200 -47 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 RoY-3
1956 25 BRO NL 38 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .111 .105 .111 .216 -44 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
1957 26 BRO NL 27 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 27 LAD NL 19 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
4 Seasons 108 50 44 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 .114 .111 .114 .225 -41 5 2 0 5 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 75 66 2 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 21 .114 .111 .114 .225 -41 8 3 0 8 2 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 24 BRO NL WS NYY W 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 25 BRO NL WS NYY L 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 5 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 WS 5 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 1 0 0 1 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 BRO NL 24 P 24 2 63.1 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 1.71 0.50 .950 2.03 0.83 RoY-3
1956 BRO NL 25 P 38 0 79.1 12 3 8 1 1 .917 1.25 0.29 .967 2.05 0.83
1957 BRO NL 26 P 27 0 44.0 10 6 4 0 0 1.000 2.05 0.37 .960 2.07 0.82
1958 LAD NL 27 P 19 0 24.1 8 2 6 0 2 1.000 2.96 0.42 .950 1.96 0.77
4 Seasons P 108 2 211.0 42 12 29 1 3 .976 1.75 0.38 .957 2.04 0.82
4 Seasons TOT 108 2 211.0 42 12 29 1 3 .976 1.75 0.38 .933 2.04 0.82

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1956 NL--9--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1956 NL--21--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1096), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1952: Drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the New York Yankees in the 1952 minor league draft.

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Name and misspellings: Fred The dave Don Donald Weasel Bessent

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