Ben Houser
[edit] Biography
Ben Houser (Benjamin Franklin Houser) was born on November 30, 1883 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 1910 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1912, his rookie year, he hit .286 with 8 home runs and 52 RBI. Houser played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Rustlers and Boston Braves over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1910
| PHI
| A
| 34
| 69
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 7
| .188
| .263
| .290
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| 20
| 71
| 11
| 18
| 1
| 9
| .254
| .329
| .310
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1912
| BOS
| N
| 108
| 332
| 38
| 95
| 8
| 52
| .286
| .332
| .428
| 17
| 3
| 22
| 29
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 128
| 403
| 49
| 113
| 9
| 61
| .280
| .332
| .407
| 18
| 3
| 30
| 35
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 34
| 69
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 7
| .188
| .263
| .290
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 162
| 472
| 58
| 126
| 9
| 68
| .267
| .322
| .390
| 21
| 5
| 37
| 35
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1910
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 160
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 20
| 149
| 160
| 11
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1912
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 759
| 37
| 11
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 129
| 20
| 149
| 1079
| 55
| 13
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Boston Rustlers from Indianapolis (American Association) in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 1, 1911).
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