Ben Flowers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: June 15, 1927 in Goldsboro, NC us

Died: February 18, 2009 in Wilson, NC

Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, NC

High School: Charles L. Coon HS (Wilson, NC)

School: Barton College (Wilson, NC)

Debut: September 29, 1951 (Age 24-106d, 10,864th in major league history)
vs. NYY 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1956 (Age 29-098d)
vs. NYG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Bennett Flowers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

ERA

4.49

168.1

WHIP

1.450

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-2 / in Starts: 4-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 11 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	8 (3-2-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 11 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	34	3 (2)	Apr 14	DET		CLE	L,3-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	35	15 (11)	Apr 30	DET		WSH	W,11-7	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	36	36 (20)	May 24	DET	@	KCA	W,9-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	37	39 (2)	May 28	DET		CHW	L,4-16	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.17	-0.004	.57	-0.01%	-0.23	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Cardinals
5	38	141	Sep 11	STL		PIT	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
6	39	145 (3)	Sep 15	STL		BRO	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.63	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-1.69	P
7	40	150 (4)	Sep 20	STL		CHC	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.51	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
8	41	154 (3)	Sep 25	STL		MLN	W,8-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.61	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
							6-2		11	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182		.96	-0.295	.05	-0.01%	-3.66

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