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Ben Van Dyke

American baseball player

Died when: 85 years 68 days (1022 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Ben Van Dyke

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 21+2/3 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.


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