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Ben Wade
American baseball player (1922-2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Styron Wade (November 25, 1922 – December 2, 2002) was an American professional baseball player who became a longtime director of scouting operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers during a period that saw the team win four world championships.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1948), Brooklyn Dodgers (1952–54), St. Louis Cardinals (1954) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955).[2] Wade batted and threw right-handed.
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Ben Wade | |
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![]() Wade, circa 1950 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1922-11-25)November 25, 1922 Morehead City, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Died: December 2, 2002(2002-12-02) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 30, 1948, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 12, 1955, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 19–17 |
Earned run average | 4.34 |
Strikeouts | 235 |
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