VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA

Vintage Baseball Memorabilia

Don Bessent

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)
Born: March 13, 1931 in Jacksonville, FL
Died: July 7, 1990  in Jacksonville, FL
Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
High School: Jacksonville HS (Jacksonville, FL)
Debut: July 17, 1955 (11,287th in major league history)
vs. CIN 8.0 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, W
Last Game: September 27, 1958
vs. CHC 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Full Name: Fred Donald Bessent
Nicknames: The Weasel
Pronunciation: \BESS-ent\
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Notable Events and Chronology 

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July 17, 1955

In what will be their most important move of the season, the Brooklyn Dodgers bring up rookie pitchers Roger Craig and Don Bessent from the minor leagues. They immediately pay dividends as they beat the Redlegs in both ends of a doubleheader. Craig wins, 6 – 2, and Bessent matches it, 8 – 5.

October 1, 1955

Dodgers tie New York 2-2- in 1955 World Series

April 26, 1957

Don Bessent’s quick pitch vs. Roberto Clemente’s ends in a 7th-inning double, which drives the final nail in the coffin

Biography

Don Bessent

A relief specialist, Bessent had an 8-1 record for the World Champion 1955 Dodgers and a staff-best 2.70 ERA. He was the winning pitcher in Game Two of the 1956 World Series.

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