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Don Bessent

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: March 13, 1931 in Jacksonville, FL us

Died: July 7, 1990 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Jacksonville HS (Jacksonville, FL)

Debut: July 17, 1955 (Age 24-126d, 11,273rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 8.0 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, W

Last Game: September 27, 1958 (Age 27-198d)
vs. CHC 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Fred Donald Bessent

Nicknames: The Weasel

Pronunciation: \BESS-ent\

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

ERA

3.33

108

211.0

118

WHIP

1.346

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 26	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-7	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	11 (2)	Apr 30	BRO		CHC	W,10-9	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13 (1)	May 2	BRO		STL	L,2-3	GF	20	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	16 (2)	May 5	BRO		MLN	L,7-10		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	21 (4)	May 11	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-6	GF	13	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	29 (7)	May 22	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-8		15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	39 (9)	Jun 1	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	47 (7)	Jun 9 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,0-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	49 (1)	Jun 11	BRO		MLN	L,2-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	53 (3)	Jun 15	BRO		STL	L,5-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	54	Jun 16 (1)	BRO		STL	L,6-7	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	55	Jun 16 (2)	BRO		STL	L,4-8	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	60 (4)	Jun 21	BRO	@	STL	L,0-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	65 (4)	Jun 26	BRO	@	MLN	L,9-13	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	68 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	75 (6)	Jul 6	BRO		PHI	L,4-9		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	83 (7)	Jul 17	BRO		STL	L,3-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	85 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,6-3		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	88 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	103 (14)	Aug 4	BRO	@	MLN	L,7-9		11	2.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	107 (3)	Aug 8	BRO		NYG	L,3-12		8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	114 (6)	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	124 (9)	Aug 24	BRO		MLN	L,7-13		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	126 (1)	Aug 27	BRO		CHC	L,4-9		14	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	130 (3)	Sep 1	BRO		NYG	L,5-7		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	131	Sep 2 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,4-10	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	139 (7)	Sep 10	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-9		8	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							27gm		44.0	6	4	0	10	0