Ben Flowers
Bennett Flowers
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 15, 1927 in Wilson, NC
High School: Charles L. Coon (Wilson, NC)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1951
Final Game: September 21, 1956
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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
1951 24 BOS AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 11 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1953 26 BOS AL 1 4 .200 3.86 32 6 13 1 1 3 79.1 87 39 34 6 24 36 1 0 2 345 109 1.399 9.9 0.7 2.7 4.1 1.50
1955 28 TOT MLB 1 0 1.000 4.05 8 4 1 0 0 0 33.1 32 16 15 2 14 0 21 0 0 0 144 99 1.380 8.6 0.5 3.8 5.7 1.50
1955 28 DET AL 0 0 6.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 4 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 24 65 1.167 7.5 1.5 3.0 3.0 1.00
1955 28 STL NL 1 0 1.000 3.62 4 4 0 0 0 0 27.1 27 12 11 1 12 0 19 0 0 0 120 111 1.427 8.9 0.3 4.0 6.3 1.58
1956 29 TOT NL 1 3 .250 5.98 35 3 17 0 0 0 52.2 69 38 35 10 15 2 27 1 0 2 235 63 1.595 11.8 1.7 2.6 4.6 1.80
1956 29 STL NL 1 1 .500 6.94 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.2 15 9 9 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 53 54 1.714 11.6 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.00
1956 29 PHI NL 0 2 .000 5.71 32 0 17 0 0 0 41.0 54 29 26 9 10 1 22 1 0 2 182 65 1.561 11.9 2.0 2.2 4.8 2.20
4 Seasons 3 7 .300 4.49 76 13 31 1 1 3 168.1 190 93 84 18 54 2 86 2 0 4 735 90 1.450 10.2 1.0 2.9 4.6 1.59
162 Game Avg. 2 5 .300 4.49 58 10 24 1 1 2 129 145 71 64 14 41 66 2 0 3 562 90 1.450 10.2 1.0 2.9 4.6 1.59
STL (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 4.62 7 7 0 0 0 0 39.0 42 21 20 2 17 1 24 0 0 0 173 86 1.513 9.7 0.5 3.9 5.5 1.41
BOS (2 yrs) 1 4 .200 3.72 33 6 13 1 1 3 82.1 89 39 34 6 25 38 1 0 2 356 113 1.385 9.7 0.7 2.7 4.2 1.52
PHI (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.71 32 0 17 0 0 0 41.0 54 29 26 9 10 1 22 1 0 2 182 65 1.561 11.9 2.0 2.2 4.8 2.20
DET (1 yr) 0 0 6.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 4 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 24 65 1.167 7.5 1.5 3.0 3.0 1.00
NL (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 5.18 39 7 17 0 0 0 80.0 96 50 46 11 27 2 46 1 0 2 355 74 1.538 10.8 1.2 3.0 5.2 1.70
AL (3 yrs) 1 4 .200 3.87 37 6 14 1 1 3 88.1 94 43 38 7 27 0 40 1 0 2 380 108 1.370 9.6 0.7 2.8 4.1 1.48

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 28 DET AL 4 24 21 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 .238 .292 .429 .720 .211 9 1 0 0 1 0
1955 28 STL NL 4 120 106 12 27 1 1 1 0 0 12 19 .255 .328 .311 .639 .299 33 0 0 1 1 0
1955 28 TOT MLB 8 144 127 16 32 2 1 2 0 0 14 21 .252 .322 .331 .652 .283 42 1 0 1 2 0
1956 29 PHI NL 32 182 164 29 54 1 3 9 2 0 10 22 .329 .367 .537 .904 .333 88 7 1 5 2 1
1956 29 STL NL 3 53 44 9 15 4 1 1 1 0 5 5 .341 .392 .545 .938 .350 24 0 0 2 2 1
1956 29 TOT NL 35 235 208 38 69 5 4 10 3 0 15 27 .332 .373 .538 .911 .337 112 7 1 7 4 2
2 Seasons 43 379 335 54 101 7 5 12 3 0 29 48 .301 .353 .460 .813 .317 154 8 1 8 6 2
162 Game Avg. 58 515 456 73 137 10 7 16 4 0 39 65 .301 .353 .460 .813 .317 209 11 1 11 8
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1955 28 TOT MLB 8 4 1 0 3 0 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 2 50% 64 37 3 1 1 1 4.7 4.5 6.8
1955 28 STL NL 4 4 1 0 3 0 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 2 50% 53 64 37 2 0 1 1 4.7 4.5 6.8
1956 29 TOT NL 35 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .667 0 2 0 0 1 33% 53 30 10 4 1 2 6.8 1.0 3.9
1956 29 STL NL 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .667 0 2 0 0 1 33% 42 53 30 1 1 1 2 6.8 1.0 3.9
2 Seasons 7 7 2 1 4 0 0 6 1 .857 0 2 0 0 3 43% 48 64 30 3 1 2 3 5.6 2.1 5.6
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1955 28 TOT MLB 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0.902 1 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 4.5
1955 28 DET AL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 0.358 1 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 4.5
1956 29 TOT NL 35 32 17 0 2 1 0 1 0% 1 0 19 4 21% 0.618 1 4 27 1 1 30 15 17 12 10 13 7 3.8
1956 29 PHI NL 32 32 17 0 2 1 0 1 0% 1 0 19 4 21% 7 0.519 1 4 27 1 1 30 15 17 12 10 13 7 3.8
2 Seasons 36 36 18 0 2 1 0 1 0% 1 0 23 4 17% 0.500 2 4 30 1 3 32 17 19 14 12 15 7 3.9

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1951 24 BOS AL
1953 26 BOS AL
1955 28 TOT MLB 144 38% 1.4% 14.6% 9.7% 3.5% 16% 1.00 74% 9 1 11%
1955 28 DET AL 24 38% 4.2% 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 40% 1.00 79% 4 1 25%
1955 28 STL NL 120 39% 0.8% 15.8% 10.0% 2.5% 11% 1.00 73% 5 0 0%
1956 29 TOT NL 235 32% 4.3% 11.5% 6.4% 8.1% 28% 1.40 74% 62 7 11%
1956 29 STL NL 53 34% 1.9% 9.4% 9.4% 11.3% 40% 1.64 75% 11 0 0%
1956 29 PHI NL 182 31% 5.0% 12.1% 5.5% 7.1% 24% 1.33 74% 51 7 14%
4 Seasons 379 33% 4.8% 22.7% 14.3% 6.3% 13% 1.31 74% 71 8 11%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1951 24 BOS AL 2 0 0
1953 26 BOS AL 87 6 2
1955 28 TOT MLB 55 32 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 100% 0 0 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 89
1955 28 DET AL 24 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 100% 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1955 28 STL NL 31 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 100% 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 89
1956 29 TOT NL 235 69 10 0 6 6 4 4 6 18 9 1 50% 1 2 0 107 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1956 29 STL NL 53 15 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 67% 0 0 0 26 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1956 29 PHI NL 182 54 9 0 6 6 3 3 6 15 7 1 47% 1 2 0 81 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 Seasons 290 190 18 0 6 7 4 5 6 21 12 1 57% 1 4 1 126 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 89
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1951 24 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 11 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1952 25 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 11 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1953 26 1 4 .200 3.72 33 6 13 1 1 3 82.1 89 39 34 6 25 38 1 0 2 356 113 1.385 9.7 0.7 2.7 4.2 1.52 113
1954 27 1 4 .200 3.72 33 6 13 1 1 3 82.1 89 39 34 6 25 38 1 0 2 356 113 1.385 9.7 0.7 2.7 4.2 1.52 113
1955 28 2 4 .333 3.81 41 10 14 1 1 3 115.2 121 55 49 8 39 0 59 1 0 2 500 109 1.383 9.4 0.6 3.0 4.6 1.51 109
1956 29 3 7 .300 4.49 76 13 31 1 1 3 168.1 190 93 84 18 54 2 86 2 0 4 735 90 1.450 10.2 1.0 2.9 4.6 1.59 90

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1951 24 0 0 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.250 0.0 2.3 6.8 3.00 0.0 1
1953 26 5 4 .556 3.73 82.0 89 38 34 6 25 37 1 1.390 9.8 2.7 4.1 1.48 0.7 32
1955 28 1 2 .333 4.24 34.0 34 18 16 2 15 21 0 1.441 9.0 4.0 5.6 1.40 0.5 8
1956 29 1 4 .200 6.75 52.0 74 43 39 11 16 27 1 1.731 12.8 2.8 4.7 1.69 1.9 35
4 Seasons 7 10 .412 4.66 172.0 197 99 89 19 57 88 2 1.477 10.3 4.6 1.54 1.0 76

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