Ben Flowers
Bennett Flowers
Born: June 15, 1927
Wilson, NC US
Deceased: February 18, 2009
Wilson, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 195
Career: 1945-1960
Major League Statistics
Ben Flowers compiled a career record of 120 wins and 114 losses and a 3.47 ERA in his 395-game pitching career with the Roanoke Red Sox, Wilson Tobs, Scranton Red Sox, Louisville Colonels, Birmingham Barons, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, Buffalo Bisons, Los Angeles Angels, Denver Bears and Richmond Virginians. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1960 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.36 | 34 | 11 | 169.0 | 167 | 74 | 63 | 59 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 1946 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.57 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 56.0 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1948 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.13 | 37 | 236.0 | 185 | 102 | 82 | 153 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.35 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 164.0 | 141 | 72 | 61 | 112 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.39 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77.0 | 68 | 38 | 29 | 46 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.26 | 22 | 27 | 218.0 | 200 | 97 | 79 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.88 | 10 | 7 | 59.0 | 62 | 33 | 32 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.18 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 167.0 | 149 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.57 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 179.0 | 187 | 89 | 71 | 15 | 49 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.24 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 173.0 | 145 | 53 | 43 | 8 | 58 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 1 | 4 | .200 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.56 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 162.0 | 164 | 78 | 64 | 9 | 40 | 9 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 6 | 14 | .300 | 5.49 | 37 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 182.0 | 222 | 129 | 111 | 19 | 62 | 10 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3.64 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 131.0 | 115 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 49 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 120 | 114 | .513 | 3.47 | 395 | 185 | 0 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 2029.0 | 1895 | 931 | 783 | 68 | 828 | 24 | 960 | 32 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | 34 | 68 | 64 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .156 | .206 | .188 | .393 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | 37 | 85 | 85 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .141 | .153 | .294 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 32 | 66 | 59 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | .169 | .222 | .220 | .443 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 33 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .071 | .000 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1951 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 33 | 88 | 88 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .250 | .420 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 26 | 60 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .109 | .140 | .164 | .304 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 10 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .050 | .100 | .150 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 32 | 67 | 63 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .159 | .185 | .238 | .423 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 28 | 62 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .158 | .183 | .175 | .359 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 25 | 68 | 58 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .103 | .133 | .121 | .254 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 37 | 70 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | .048 | .077 | .095 | .172 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 35 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .129 | .206 | .129 | .335 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 401 | 724 | 671 | 31 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 218 | .134 | .161 | .174 | .336 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | P | 34 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1 | .886 | .912 |
| 1946 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | P | 32 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 4 | .909 | .938 |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 33 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .900 | .545 |
| 1951 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 26 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.385 |
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 32 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 27 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 1 | .911 | 1.519 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 24 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | .970 | 1.333 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 37 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 1.324 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 35 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .914 | .914 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 31 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .929 | .419 |
| Totals | 395 | 77 | 259 | 19 | 17 | .946 | .851 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | Piedmont League | Roanoke Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1946 | D | Coastal Plain League | Wilson Tobs | |||
| 1946 | B | Piedmont League | Roanoke Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1948 | B | Piedmont League | Roanoke Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1951 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | BOS | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1953 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA |
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