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Ben Wade
Benjamin Styron Wade
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 25, 1922 in Morehead City, NC
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1948
Final Game: June 9, 1955
Died: December 2, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA
Relatives: Brother of Jake Wade
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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
1948 25 CHC NL 0 1 .000 7.20 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 23 54 1.600 7.2 0.0 7.2 1.8 0.25
1952 29 BRO NL 11 9 .550 3.60 37 24 8 5 1 3 180.0 166 81 72 19 94 118 2 1 2 778 102 1.444 8.3 1.0 4.7 5.9 1.26
1953 30 BRO NL 7 5 .583 3.79 32 0 15 0 0 3 90.1 79 40 38 15 33 65 4 0 1 377 113 1.240 7.9 1.5 3.3 6.5 1.97
1954 31 TOT NL 1 1 .500 7.28 36 0 14 0 0 3 68.0 89 61 55 12 36 44 2 0 1 323 57 1.838 11.8 1.6 4.8 5.8 1.22
1954 31 BRO NL 1 1 .500 8.20 23 0 10 0 0 3 45.0 62 46 41 9 21 25 0 0 1 214 50 1.844 12.4 1.8 4.2 5.0 1.19
1954 31 STL NL 0 0 5.48 13 0 4 0 0 0 23.0 27 15 14 3 15 19 2 0 0 109 75 1.826 10.6 1.2 5.9 7.4 1.27
1955 32 PIT NL 0 1 .000 3.21 11 1 7 0 0 1 28.0 26 12 10 3 14 4 7 1 0 0 123 127 1.429 8.4 1.0 4.5 2.3 0.50
5 Seasons 19 17 .528 4.34 118 25 44 5 1 10 371.1 364 198 179 49 181 4 235 9 1 4 1624 91 1.468 8.8 1.2 4.4 5.7 1.30
162 Game Avg. 9 8 .528 4.34 56 12 21 2 0 5 177 173 94 85 23 86 112 4 0 2 772 91 1.468 8.8 1.2 4.4 5.7 1.30
BRO (3 yrs) 19 15 .559 4.31 92 24 33 5 1 9 315.1 307 167 151 43 148 208 6 1 4 1369 91 1.443 8.8 1.2 4.2 5.9 1.41
PIT (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.21 11 1 7 0 0 1 28.0 26 12 10 3 14 4 7 1 0 0 123 127 1.429 8.4 1.0 4.5 2.3 0.50
STL (1 yr) 0 0 5.48 13 0 4 0 0 0 23.0 27 15 14 3 15 19 2 0 0 109 75 1.826 10.6 1.2 5.9 7.4 1.27
CHC (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.20 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 23 54 1.600 7.2 0.0 7.2 1.8 0.25

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
1953 30 BRO NL WS L NYY 0 0 15.43 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 2.143 15.4 0.0 3.9 7.7 2.00
1 WS 0 0 15.43 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 2.143 15.4 0.0 3.9 7.7 2.00

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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
1948 25 CHC NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 29 BRO NL 37 63 60 7 7 3 0 3 6 0 0 1 22 .117 .131 .317 .448 20 19 3 0 2 1
1953 30 BRO NL 32 27 24 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 .167 .167 .292 .458 15 7 1 0 3 1
1954 31 TOT NL 36 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 1 1
1954 31 BRO NL 23 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 1 1
1954 31 STL NL 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 1
1955 32 PIT NL 11 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 118 107 98 8 11 3 0 4 9 0 0 2 37 .112 .129 .265 .394 3 26 4 0 6 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 147 135 11 15 4 0 5 12 0 3 51 .112 .129 .265 .394 3 36 5 0 8
BRO (3 yrs) 92 97 89 8 11 3 0 4 9 0 0 1 31 .124 .132 .292 .424 11 26 4 0 6 1
PIT (1 yr) 11 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 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
1953 30 BRO NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1948 CHC NL 25 P 2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 0.90
1952 BRO NL 29 P 37 33 12 20 1 1 .970 0.86 .952 0.98
1953 BRO NL 30 P 32 9 4 4 1 2 .889 0.25 .956 0.87
1954 TOT NL 31 P 36 0 68.0 16 6 8 2 1 .875 1.85 0.39 .969 2.08 0.87
1954 BRO NL 31 P 23 0 45.0 10 3 5 2 0 .800 1.60 0.35 .970 2.08 0.87
1954 STL NL 31 P 13 0 23.0 6 3 3 0 1 1.000 2.35 0.46 .967 2.07 0.87
1955 PIT NL 32 P 11 1 28.0 7 4 3 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.64 .943 2.02 0.83
5 Seasons P 118 1 96.0 67 27 36 4 4 .940 5.91 0.53 .955 2.06 0.90
5 Seasons TOT 118 1 96.0 67 27 36 4 4 .940 5.91 0.53 .896 2.06 0.90

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1952 NL--5.900--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1952 NL--118--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1952 NL--19--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1952 NL--94--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1673), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1623), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

Before 1940 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

Before 1941 Season: Sent from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

Before 1946 Season: Sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

Before 1947 Season: Sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

Before 1950 Season: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs.

August 8, 1954: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

January 11, 1955: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Paul LaPalme.

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