Don Bessent Stats & Facts

Don Bessent Stats & Facts

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  VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Don Bessent Position: PitcherBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)Born: March 13, 1931 in Jacksonville, FLDied: July 7, 1990  in Jacksonville, FLBuried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FLHigh 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, WLast Game: September 27, 1958vs. CHC 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERFull Name: Fred Donald BessentNicknames: The…

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

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

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1957 – Don Bessent’s quick pitch vs. Roberto Clemente’s quick wrists? No contest. The Bucs’ 7 – 1 trouncing of Brooklyn knocks the “Bums” out of first place and pulls Pittsburgh out of the cellar while Clemente’s 7th-inning double, which drives the final nail in the 7 – 1 coffin, results from Bessent’s ill-advised attempt to quick-pitch the whippet-wristed Roberto, as he will later recall.

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

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

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After losing the first two contests in the Bronx, the Dodgers even the World Series at a pair of games apiece when they defeat the Yankees at Ebbets Field, 8-5. Brooklyn will make it three victories in a row tomorrow with a 5-3 win over the Bronx Bombers, but it will take a dramatic Game 7 for the ‘Bums’ to capture their first World Championship.

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.

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.

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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.