Ben Egan Stats

Ben Egan was born on Tuesday, November 20, 1883, in Augusta, New York. Egan was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 29, 1908, 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 Egan baseball stats page.

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Ben Egan



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Birth Name:   Arthur Augustus Egan
Nickname:   Ben
Born On:   11-20-1883  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Augusta, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-18-1968 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Utica, New York
Cemetery:   St. Helena Church Cemetery, Oneida, New York
High School:   None Attended (Dropped Out After 8th Grade)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-29-1908 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-23-1915
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Ben Egan Pitching Stats

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Ben Egan Hitting Stats

1908 25 Athletics 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - - 0 0 0 - .167 .286 .333
1912 29 Athletics 49 138 9 24 3 4 0 0 13 6 - - 1 - 0 - .174 .208 .254
1914 31 Naps 29 88 7 20 2 1 0 0 11 3 - 20 1 - 3 - .227 .277 .273
1915 32 Indians 42 120 4 13 3 0 0 0 6 8 - 14 4 - 0 - .108 .164 .133
4 Years 122 352 21 58 9 5 0 0 30 18 - 34 6 0 3 - .165 .212 .219

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Ben Egan Fielding Stats

1908 Athletics C 2 - - 15 7.5 14 11 3 1 0 0 - - .933 0.00
1912 Athletics C 46 - - 261 5.7 250 175 75 11 5 8 - - .958 0.00
1914 Naps C 27 - - 199 7.4 194 146 48 5 3 7 - - .975 0.00
1915 Indians C 40 37 839 266 6.7 258 199 59 8 5 10 40 0 .970 8.30
C Totals 115 37 839 741 6.4 716 531 185 25 13 25 40 0 .966 23.04
4 Years 115 37 839 741 6.4 716 531 185 25 13 25 40 0 .966 23.04

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Ben Egan Miscellaneous Stats

1908 Athletics 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1912 Athletics 3 2 .600 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 10.6 - - -
1914 Naps 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 8.0 - - -
1915 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.6 20.0 - - -
4 Years 3 3 .500 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.4 11.7 - - -

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Ben Egan Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1908 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Cleveland Naps n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -

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