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Ben Houser

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: November 30, 1883 in Frackville, PA us

Died: January 15, 1952 in Augusta, ME

Buried: New Gloucester Cemetery, New Gloucester, ME

High School: Girard Preparatory (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: May 2, 1910 (Age 26-153d, 3,323rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1912 (Age 28-310d)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Houser

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

472

126

.267

RBI

OBP

.322

SLG

.390

OPS

.711

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Oct 9)

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP
1	133 (132)	Sep 17 (1)	BSN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	15	0	0	15	2
2	134	Sep 17 (2)	BSN	@	STL	T,0-0	CG	0	7.0	6	0	0	6	0
3	135	Sep 18 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
4	136	Sep 18 (2)	BSN	@	STL	T,3-3	CG	0	6.0	4	2	0	6	0
5	137	Sep 19	BSN	@	STL	L,12-13	CG	0	8.2	8	1	1	10	1
6	141 (3)	Sep 23	BSN	@	CHC	W,14-6	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
7	142	Sep 25	BSN	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	0	8.1	12	0	0	12	0
8	143	Sep 26 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-10	CG	0	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
9	144	Sep 26 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
10	145	Sep 27	BSN	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	0	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
11	146	Sep 29	BSN	@	CIN	T,4-4	CG	0	11.0	11	0	0	11	0
12	147	Sep 30 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	W,9-2	GS	0		5	0	0	5	0
13	149 (1)	Oct 2	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
14	150	Oct 4 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	10	0	1	11	2
15	151	Oct 4 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	0	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	152	Oct 6 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
17	153	Oct 6 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-13	GS	0		1	1	0	2	0
18	154	Oct 7	BSN	@	NYG	W,5-2	GS	0		7	1	0	8	1
19	155	Oct 9 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
20	156	Oct 9 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	W,13-10	CG	0	8.0	9	0	0	9	2
							20gm		157.0	160	11	2	173	13