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

Born: June 15, 1927 in 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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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 1 0 1.000 4.05 8 4 1 0 0 0 33.1 32 16 15 2 14 0 21 0 0 0 144 100 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 64 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 0 120 113 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 64 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 75 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

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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
1951 24 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1953 26 BOS AL 32 20 19 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .158 .158 .263 .421 10 5 1 0 1 1
1955 28 TOT 8 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -51 1 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 28 DET AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 28 STL NL 4 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -46 1 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 29 TOT NL 35 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -49 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1956 29 STL NL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 29 PHI NL 32 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 76 38 36 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .111 .135 .167 .302 -20 6 2 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 81 77 0 9 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 32 .111 .135 .167 .302 -20 13 4 0 2
STL (2 yrs) 7 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .077 .154 -59 1 1 0 0 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 33 21 20 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .150 .150 .250 .400 4 5 1 0 1
PHI (1 yr) 32 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 39 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .067 .125 .067 .192 -47 1 1 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 37 22 21 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .143 .143 .238 .381 -1 5 1 0 1 0 0

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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
1951 BOS AL 24 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1953 BOS AL 26 P 32 20 4 15 1 2 .950 0.59 .955 0.88
1955 TOT 28 P 8 4 33.1 9 2 5 2 1 .778 1.89 0.88 .967 2.02 0.82
1955 DET AL 28 P 4 0 6.0 4 1 2 1 1 .750 4.50 0.75 .975 1.95 0.82
1955 STL NL 28 P 4 4 27.1 5 1 3 1 0 .800 1.32 1.00 .960 2.04 0.82
1956 TOT NL 29 P 35 3 52.2 16 2 13 1 1 .938 2.56 0.43 .969 2.05 0.83
1956 STL NL 29 P 3 3 11.2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 3.09 1.33 .975 2.08 0.83
1956 PHI NL 29 P 32 0 41.0 12 0 11 1 1 .917 2.41 0.34 .967 2.04 0.83
4 Seasons P 76 7 86.0 45 8 33 4 4 .911 4.29 0.54 .962 2.04 0.85
4 Seasons TOT 76 7 86.0 45 8 33 4 4 .911 4.29 0.54 .873 2.04 0.85

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

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