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Ben Van Dyke

Ben Van Dyke

American baseball player (1888-1973)


Benjamin Harrison Van Dyke (August 15, 1888 – October 22, 1973) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1909) and Boston Red Sox (1912). Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 150 lb., Van Dyke batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

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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 21+23 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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