Ben Van Dyke Explained

Ben Van Dyke
Width:300
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:15 August 1888
Birth Place:Clintonville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 11
Debutyear:1909
Debutteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 26
Finalyear:1912
Finalteam:Boston Red Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:ERA
Stat1value:3.32
Stat2label:Strikeouts
Stat2value:13
Stat3label:Innings pitched
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Benjamin Harrison Van Dyke (August 15, 1888 – October 22, 1973) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox . Listed at, 150 lb., Van Dyke batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Biography

Van Dyke was born in Clintonville, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1888. During a two-season career, Van Dyke posted a 3.32 ERA in five games, including one start, three games finished, 13 strikeout, 11 walks, 20 hits allowed and innings of work, without a decision or saves.

Van Dyke was a member of the 1912 American League champion Red Sox, although he did not play in the World Series.

Death

Van Dyke died at the age of eighty-five in Sarasota, Florida.

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