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Fred Donald Bessent (The Weasel)
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.
Born: March 13, 1931 in Jacksonville, FL
High School: Jacksonville (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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Glossary · Click headers to sort · · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | 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 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Rslt | Opp | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
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Glossary · Click headers to sort · · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
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Player rank in (·)| Gray Ink | Pitching - 3 (2059), Average HOFer ≈ 185 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Pitching - 7 (1101), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
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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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