Ben Flowers

Bennett Flowers (born June 15, 1927 in Wilson, North Carolina) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between by|1951 and by|1956. Listed at 6' 4", 195 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. A knuckleball specialist, Flowers did almost everything a pitcher is asked to do. He started and filled various relief roles coming out from the bullpen as a closer, middle reliever, and set-up man as well. He entered the majors with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them two years (1951, 1953) before joining the Detroit Tigers (1955), St. Louis Cardinals (1955-1956) and Philadelphia Phillies (1956). His most productive season came for the 1953 Red Sox, when he posted career-highs in ERA (3.86), strikeouts (36), and innings pitched (87⅓) in 32 games, including six starts and one shutout, while recording all three of his career saves .

In a four-season career, Flowers posted a 3-7 record with a 4.49 ERA and three saves in 76 games, including 13 starts, one shutout, 31 games finished, and 168⅓ innings of work.

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* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/flowebe01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.robneyer.com/book_04_extras2.html The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers]