Ben Houser Stats

Ben Houser was born on Friday, November 30, 1883, in Frackville, Pennsylvania. Houser was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1910, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ben Houser baseball stats page.

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Ben Houser



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Birth Name:   Benjamin Franklin Houser
Nickname:   Ben
Born On:   11-30-1883  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Frackville, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-15-1952 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Augusta, Maine
Cemetery:   Upper Gloucester Cemetery, New Gloucester, Maine
High School:   Girard Preparatory High School (Philadelphia, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   05-02-1910 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-05-1912
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Ben Houser Pitching Stats

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Ben Houser Hitting Stats

1910 27 Athletics 34 69 9 13 3 2 0 0 7 7 - - 3 - 0 - .188 .263 .290
1911 28 Rustlers 20 71 11 18 1 0 1 1 9 8 - 6 0 - 0 - .254 .329 .310
1912 29 Braves 108 332 38 95 17 3 8 0 52 22 - 29 5 - 1 - .286 .332 .428
3 Years 162 472 58 126 21 5 9 1 68 37 - 35 8 - 1 - .267 .322 .390

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Ben Houser Fielding Stats

1910 Athletics 1B 26 - - 167 6.4 167 160 7 0 10 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1911 Rustlers 1B 20 20 447 173 8.7 171 160 11 2 13 n/a n/a n/a .988 10.33
1912 Braves 1B 83 - - 807 9.7 796 759 37 11 48 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00
1B Totals 129 20 447 1,147 8.9 1,134 1,079 55 13 71 n/a n/a n/a .989 68.50
3 Years 129 20 447 1,147 8.9 1,134 1,079 55 13 71 n/a n/a n/a .989 68.50

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Ben Houser Miscellaneous Stats

1910 Athletics 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 9.9 - - -
1911 Rustlers 2 - - 0 0 n/a 71.0 11.8 7.9 - - -
1912 Braves 1 - - 0 0 n/a 41.5 11.4 6.4 - - -
3 Years 3 - - 0 0 n/a 52.4 13.5 6.9 - - -

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Ben Houser Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1910 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1911 Boston Rustlers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -

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