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\

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1955 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

ERA

3.33

108

211.0

118

WHIP

1.346

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Team Record in Appearances: 2-25

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 7

1957 Pitching Game Log

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1957 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	63	8	Apr 26	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-7	7-GF(8)		99	2.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	9.00	1.46	12	1	7	3	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.009	.08	-0.02%	-1.06	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
2	64	11	Apr 30	BRO		CHC	W,10-9	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.00	0.46	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.85	0.143	6.05	0.28%	0.53	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	65	13	May 2	BRO		STL	L,2-3	12-GF(16)	L(1-1)	1	5.0	4	1	1	3	2	0	0	3.38	2.33	20	6	7	2	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.82	0.279	10.90	0.65%	1.64	12t --- 0 out tie	16t end d 1
4	66	16	May 5	BRO		MLN	L,7-10	4-5		2	1.0	4	4	4	0	1	1	0	7.00	3.57	7	0	6	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.273	4.12	-0.75%	-3.10	4t --- 0 out a4	5t -2- 0 out a1
5	67	21	May 11	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-6	12-GF(15)	L(1-2)	5	3.2	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	5.68	3.96	13	4	7	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.24	0.036	6.33	0.06%	0.83	12b --- 0 out tie	15b end d 1
6	68	29	May 22	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-8	5-7		10	2.1	5	4	4	3	1	0	0	7.20	4.19	15	4	6	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.144	1.61	-0.41%	-3.66	5b --- 0 out d2	7b 1-3 1 out d6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	69	39	Jun 1	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.75	4.08	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.32	0.01%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
8	70	47	Jun 9(2)	BRO		CIN	L,0-3	8-GF		7	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.50	3.90	7	0	6	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.38	-0.003	1.93	-0.01%	0.05	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
9	71	49	Jun 11	BRO		MLN	L,2-7	6-7		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.30	4.31	8	4	2	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.002	.42	0.00%	0.05	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d6
10	72	53	Jun 15	BRO		STL	L,5-6	8-GF		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.73	4.05	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.072	1.76	0.16%	1.05	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 1
11	73	54	Jun 16(1)	BRO		STL	L,6-7	9-GF		0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.48	3.98	5	1	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.041	3.17	0.09%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
12	74	55	Jun 16(2)	BRO		STL	L,4-8	8-GF		-1	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.04	3.70	6	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.013	.28	0.03%	1.05	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
13	75	60	Jun 21	BRO	@	STL	L,0-2	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.19	3.57	6	0	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	.48	-0.058	1.71	-0.12%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
14	76	65	Jun 26	BRO	@	MLN	L,9-13	8-GF(8)		4	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.06	3.58	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.003	.18	0.01%	0.64	8b -2- 1 out d4	8b end d 4
15	77	68	Jun 30(1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	L(1-3)	3	1.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	5.14	3.74	8	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.96	-0.234	8.70	-0.41%	-0.71	10b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	78	75	Jul 6	BRO		PHI	L,4-9	6-7		5	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.80	3.59	7	2	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.030	.81	0.07%	1.05	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
17	79	83	Jul 17	BRO		STL	L,3-7	8-GF		10	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.78	3.92	7	1	5	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.013	.33	-0.04%	0.05	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
18	80	85	Jul 19(1)	BRO		CHC	W,6-3	8-9		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	3.78	6	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.83	0.198	6.99	0.45%	1.05	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 3 out tie
19	81	88	Jul 21(1)	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	9-GF		1	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.37	3.63	5	0	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.041	3.85	0.12%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	82	103	Aug 4	BRO	@	MLN	L,7-9	2-4		13	2.1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.10	3.66	11	2	6	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.61	-0.020	3.63	-0.07%	0.20	2b -2- 2 out d2	4b 3 out d3
21	83	107	Aug 8	BRO		NYG	L,3-12	1-2		3	0.2	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	5.21	3.64	8	1	3	2	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	.54	-0.104	1.85	-0.21%	-3.63	1t 12- 2 out d4	2t 123 1 out d7
22	84	114	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-9	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.31	3.61	4	1	2	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.09	-0.020	.19	-0.02%	-1.17	8b 1-3 0 out d2	8b end d 5
23	85	124	Aug 24	BRO		MLN	L,7-13	6-6		8	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.26	3.60	2	0	2	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.019	.69	-0.04%	-0.67	6t -2- 2 out d5	6t 3 out d6
24	86	126	Aug 27	BRO		CHC	L,4-9	4-6		2	2.2	3	1	1	3	1	0	0	5.14	3.69	14	4	6	3	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	-0.031	.21	-0.03%	-0.24	4t -2- 1 out d5	6t 3 out d7
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	87	130	Sep 1	BRO		NYG	L,5-7	7-7		4	0.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	5.57	3.84	4	0	2	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.01	-0.165	1.03	-0.10%	-3.12	7t -2- 2 out d2	7t 12- 2 out d5
26	88	131	Sep 2(1)	BRO		PHI	L,4-10	9-GF		0	1.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.44	3.78	6	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
27	89	139	Sep 10	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-9	2-3		7	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	1	0	5.73	4.14	8	1	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.041	.31	-0.01%	-0.90	2b --- 0 out d3	3b 1-- 0 out d4
							2-25		W-L:1-3	3.4	44.0	58	28	28	19	24	5	0	5.73	4.14	204	0.48		27%	0%	17		9	67%	1	2	0	177	9	3	3	2	3	1	.89	-0.273	3.12	-0.32%	-8.50

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