Don Bessent

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: March 13, 1931 in Jacksonville, FL us

Died: July 7, 1990 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Jacksonville HS (Jacksonville, FL)

Debut: July 17, 1955 (Age 24-126d, 11,273rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 8.0 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, W

Last Game: September 27, 1958 (Age 27-198d)
vs. CHC 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Fred Donald Bessent

Nicknames: The Weasel

Pronunciation: \BESS-ent\

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

ERA

3.33

108

211.0

118

WHIP

1.346

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-8		11	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 17	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-7		11	3.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
3	6 (2)	Apr 20	LAD		SFG	L,2-12		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (6)	Apr 29	LAD		PIT	L,1-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (1)	May 1	LAD		PIT	L,3-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	17 (1)	May 3	LAD		PIT	L,1-3		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	18	May 4 (1)	LAD		PHI	W,8-7		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	21 (2)	May 6	LAD		PHI	W,7-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	25 (3)	May 12	LAD		SFG	L,3-12		15	2.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
10	27 (1)	May 14	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-7		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	30 (2)	May 17	LAD	@	STL	L,1-10		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	41 (10)	May 30 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,8-10		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	44 (2)	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	L,3-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	46 (1)	Jun 5	LAD		CIN	L,4-8		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	139 (92)	Sep 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-8		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	142 (2)	Sep 13	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-9		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	145 (2)	Sep 16 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	149 (3)	Sep 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	154 (4)	Sep 27	LAD		CHC	L,4-7		4	1.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
							19gm		24.1	2	6	0	8	2