Ben Wade
Benjamin Styron Wade
Born: November 25, 1922
Morehead City, NC US
Deceased: December 2, 2002
Los Angeles, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Career: 1940-1961
Major League Statistics
Ben Wade compiled a career record of 146 wins and 119 losses and a 3.81 ERA in his 474-game pitching career with the New Bern Bears, Durham Bulls, Indianapolis Indians, Syracuse Chiefs, Anniston Rams, Birmingham Barons, Nashville Vols, Los Angeles Angels, Hollywood Stars, Vancouver Mounties, Salt Lake City Bees, Spokane Indians and San Diego Padres. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1940 | D | COPL | New Bern Bears | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.25 | 4 | 28.0 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||
1940 | B | PIED | Durham Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1941 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.83 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 127.0 | 104 | 51 | 40 | 84 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||
1942 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2 | 11 | .154 | 5.86 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 86.0 | 82 | 65 | 56 | 67 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
1946 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.32 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47.0 | 51 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
1946 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2.48 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 160.0 | 116 | 51 | 44 | 49 | 151 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
1947 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4.33 | 36 | 2 | 239.0 | 306 | 130 | 115 | 73 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
1948 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.92 | 30 | 194.0 | 238 | 117 | 106 | 75 | ||||||||||||
1949 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 18 | 8 | .692 | 3.86 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 217.0 | 253 | 102 | 93 | 59 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.67 | 40 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 248.0 | 222 | 118 | 101 | 83 | 156 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||
1951 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 16 | 6 | .727 | 2.61 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 200.0 | 186 | 67 | 58 | 76 | 134 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||
1955 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.30 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 122.7 | 129 | 51 | 45 | 11 | 44 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 13 | 18 | .419 | 4.05 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 184.3 | 188 | 103 | 83 | 23 | 56 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
1957 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.29 | 39 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 164.0 | 163 | 75 | 60 | 14 | 54 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 18 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 8 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.50 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 59 | 37 | 32 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||
1960 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 8 | 3 | .727 | 4.23 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 115.0 | 114 | 59 | 54 | 17 | 45 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
1961 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.54 | 8 | 0 | 13.0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
Totals | 146 | 119 | .551 | 3.81 | 474 | 165 | 17 | 97 | 18 | 0 | 2210.0 | 2249 | 1084 | 935 | 75 | 830 | 0 | 1219 | 37 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1941 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 32 | 45 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .159 | .159 | .182 | .341 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1942 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 26 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .080 | .115 | .120 | .235 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1946 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 22 | 69 | 64 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .234 | .258 | .375 | .633 | 24 | 1 | 3 | ||||
1946 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 11 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .091 | .167 | .182 | .348 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1947 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 51 | 124 | 115 | 18 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .426 | .450 | .530 | .980 | 61 | 0 | 4 | ||||
1948 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 36 | 83 | 83 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .265 | .373 | .639 | 31 | |||||||||||
1949 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 38 | 92 | 88 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .170 | .189 | .216 | .405 | 19 | 0 | 2 | ||||
1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 40 | 100 | 86 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .174 | .202 | .209 | .412 | 18 | 0 | 11 | ||||
1951 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 30 | 80 | 71 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .141 | .141 | .183 | .324 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||||
1955 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 24 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .229 | .270 | .257 | .527 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 38 | 66 | 64 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .266 | .277 | .594 | .871 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1957 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 39 | 59 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .130 | .127 | .148 | .275 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
1958 | AAA | PCL | (+) Salt Lake City Bees | 27 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1958 | AAA | PCL | (+) Vancouver Mounties | 27 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 24 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .062 | .062 | .062 | .125 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1960 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 48 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .219 | .242 | .250 | .492 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1961 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Totals | 467 | 853 | 792 | 58 | 178 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 162 | .225 | .242 | .309 | .551 | 245 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1940 | B | PIED | Durham Bulls | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
1941 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 32 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 5 | .923 | 1.125 |
1942 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .640 |
1946 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | P | 21 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.238 |
1946 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .545 |
1947 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 36 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 2 | .911 | 1.139 |
1948 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
1949 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 38 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .964 | .711 |
1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 40 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 4 | .929 | 1.300 |
1951 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 30 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 1.533 |
1955 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 24 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 37 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 4 | .947 | .973 |
1957 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 39 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 1 | .903 | .718 |
1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .542 |
1960 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 48 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .354 |
Totals | 462 | 78 | 282 | 20 | 22 | .947 | .779 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1940 | D | Coastal Plain League | New Bern Bears | |||
1940 | B | Piedmont League | Durham Bulls | CIN | ||
1941 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
1942 | AA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN | ||
1946 | B | Southeastern League | Anniston Rams | PIT | ||
1946 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | PIT | ||
1947 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
1948 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
1949 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | BRO | ||
1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | LAN | ||
1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CHA | ||
1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CHA |
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