Ben Flowers Stats

Ben Flowers was born on Wednesday, June 15, 1927, in Wilson, North Carolina. Flowers was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 29, 1951, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Flowers baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Bennett Flowers
Nickname:   Ben
Born On:   06-15-1927  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Wilson, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-18-2009 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Wilson, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, North Carolina
High School:   Charles L. Coon High School (Wilson, NC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-29-1951 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-21-1956
Draft:   Not Applicable

Ben Flowers

Ben Flowers Pitching Stats

1951 24 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 3.0 11 2 0 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 0 -
1953 26 Red Sox 32 6 13 1 4 .200 3.86 1 1 3 79.1 345 87 34 39 6 24 - 36 2 1 0 -
1955 28 Tigers 4 0 1 0 0 .000 6.00 0 0 0 6.0 24 5 4 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 -
1955 28 Cardinals 4 4 0 1 0 1.000 3.62 0 0 0 27.1 120 27 11 12 1 12 0 19 0 0 0 0
1956 29 Cardinals 3 3 0 1 1 .500 6.94 0 0 0 11.2 53 15 9 9 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 0
1956 29 Phillies 32 0 17 0 2 .000 5.71 0 0 0 41.0 182 54 26 29 9 10 1 22 2 1 0 -
4 Years 76 13 31 3 7 .300 4.49 1 1 3 168.1 735 190 84 93 18 54 2 86 4 2 0 0

Ben Flowers

Ben Flowers Hitting Stats

1951 24 Red Sox 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1953 26 Red Sox 32 19 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 - 0 1 .158 .158 .263
1955 28 Tigers 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1955 28 Cardinals 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100
1956 29 Cardinals 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1956 29 Phillies 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
4 Years 76 36 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 1 0 0 2 .111 .135 .167

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Ben Flowers Fielding Stats

1951 Red Sox P 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1953 Red Sox P 32 6 238 20 0.6 19 4 15 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.16
1955 Tigers P 4 0 18 4 1.0 3 1 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 4.50
1955 Cardinals P 4 4 82 5 1.3 4 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.32
1956 Cardinals P 3 3 35 4 1.3 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.09
1956 Phillies P 32 0 123 12 0.4 11 0 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.41
P Totals 76 13 505 45 0.6 41 8 33 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .911 2.19
4 Years 76 13 505 45 0.6 41 8 33 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .911 2.19

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Ben Flowers Miscellaneous Stats

1951 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.00 6.00 3.00
1953 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 19.0 1.50 4.08 2.72
1955 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.00 3.00 3.00
1955 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.58 6.26 3.95
1956 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 3.86 3.86
1956 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.20 4.83 2.20
4 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 36.0 1.59 4.60 2.89

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Ben Flowers Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Boston Red Sox 36 Undetermined - -
1953 Boston Red Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1955 Detroit Tigers 40 Undetermined - -
1955 St. Louis Cardinals 37 Undetermined - -
1956 St. Louis Cardinals 37 Undetermined - -
1956 Philadelphia Phillies 22 Undetermined - -

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