Ben Van Dyke
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | ||
| Places | United States of America | ||
| was | Athlete Baseball player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 15 August 1888, Clintonville, USA | ||
| Death | 22 October 1973Sarasota, USA (aged 85 years) | ||
| Star sign | Leo | ||
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Benjamin Harrison Van Dyke (August 15, 1888 – October 22, 1973) was a 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. He was born in Clintonville, Pennsylvania.
In 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 21⅔ 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.
He died at the age of 85 in Sarasota, Florida.