Player
Ben Taylor HOF 2006
Player Info
- Full Name
- Benjamin Harrison
- Born
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July 1, 1888
Anderson, SC, USA - Died
- January 24, 1953
- Size
- 5'11" / 175 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- August 24, 1912
- Final Game
- August 23, 1936
- Career
- 25 years
Teams
- West Baden Sprudels 1910-1913
- St. Louis Giants 1911-1911
- New York Lincoln Giants 1912-1912
- Chicago American Giants 1913-1913
- Indianapolis ABCs 1914-1922
- Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1919-1919
- Baltimore Black Sox 1923-1928
- Washington Potomacs 1924-1924
- Harrisburg Giants 1925-1925
- Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1929-1929
Career Batting
923
G
.328
AVG
1,112
H
33
HR
657
RBI
.842
OPS
142
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
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Career Pitching
16-7
W-L
3.29
ERA
48
G
110
SO
2
SV
1.30
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Baltimore Black Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1922 | Indianapolis ABCs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1 | 1 | 2.82 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22.0 | 7 | 3 |
| 1919 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1918 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1917 | Indianapolis ABCs | 0 | 1 | 2.87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1916 | Indianapolis ABCs | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1915 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1 | 2 | 4.18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 | 11 | 8 |
| 1914 | Indianapolis ABCs | 4 | 0 | 1.53 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 59.0 | 38 | 11 |
| 1912 | West Baden Sprudels | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1912 | New York Lincoln Giants | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1911 | St. Louis Giants | 7 | 0 | 4.03 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 51.1 | 21 | 20 |
| 1910 | West Baden Sprudels | 0 | 2 | 3.27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22.0 | 9 | 8 |
Advanced Pitching
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| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | ECL | 0.3 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 6.000 | |
| 1922 | NNL | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.500 | |
| 1921 | NNL | 3.7 | 2.45 | 4.91 | 1.909 | |
| 1920 | NNL | 22.3 | 2.82 | 1.21 | 0.940 | |
| 1919 | EAS | 2.7 | 6.75 | 3.38 | 0.750 | |
| 1918 | WES | 11.7 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.543 | |
| 1917 | WES | 15.7 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 1.213 | |
| 1916 | WES | 7.0 | 3.86 | 2.57 | 1.429 | |
| 1915 | WES | 28.0 | 3.54 | 2.57 | 1.464 | |
| 1914 | WES | 59.0 | 5.80 | 1.68 | 0.949 | |
| 1912 | EAS | 23.3 | 3.86 | 1.93 | 1.414 | |
| 1911 | WES | 51.3 | 3.68 | 3.51 | 1.578 | ✓ |
| 1910 | WES | 22.0 | 3.68 | 3.27 | 1.455 | ✓ |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 39 | 115 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .270 |
| 1928 | Baltimore Black Sox | 57 | 220 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 26 | .318 |
| 1927 | Baltimore Black Sox | 65 | 236 | 79 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | .335 |
| 1926 | Baltimore Black Sox | 53 | 167 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .299 |
| 1925 | Harrisburg Giants | 70 | 268 | 87 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 40 | .325 |
| 1924 | Washington Potomacs | 60 | 237 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 38 | .304 |
| 1923 | Baltimore Black Sox | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1922 | Indianapolis ABCs | 81 | 321 | 123 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 65 | .383 |
| 1921 | Indianapolis ABCs | 88 | 334 | 131 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 72 | .392 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | 75 | 275 | 83 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | .302 |
| 1919 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 21 | 77 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .299 |
| 1918 | Indianapolis ABCs | 41 | 157 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 30 | .306 |
| 1917 | Indianapolis ABCs | 57 | 218 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | .294 |
| 1916 | Indianapolis ABCs | 41 | 150 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .313 |
| 1915 | Indianapolis ABCs | 60 | 215 | 63 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 35 | .293 |
| 1914 | Indianapolis ABCs | 60 | 216 | 79 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 50 | .366 |
| 1913 | West Baden Sprudels | 8 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .303 |
| 1913 | Chicago American Giants | 17 | 70 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .343 |
| 1912 | West Baden Sprudels | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 1912 | New York Lincoln Giants | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| 1911 | St. Louis Giants | 14 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .353 |
| 1910 | West Baden Sprudels | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | ANL | 132 | .157 | .243 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 97 | 9.8 | |
| 1928 | ECL | 239 | .118 | .313 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 108 | 46.3 | ✓ |
| 1927 | ECL | 265 | .106 | — | 9.8 | — | 126 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| 1926 | ECL | 201 | .096 | .303 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 123 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| 1925 | ECL | 307 | .138 | — | 8.5 | — | 125 | 11.1 | ✓ |
| 1924 | ECL | 272 | .114 | .292 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 122 | 11.0 | ✓ |
| 1923 | ECL | 7 | .000 | — | 0.0 | — | -6 | 0.0 | |
| 1922 | NNL | 359 | .146 | .379 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 162 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| 1921 | NNL | 376 | .120 | .390 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 178 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1920 | NNL | 313 | .109 | .295 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 141 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| 1919 | EAS | 89 | .130 | — | 10.1 | — | 144 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1918 | WES | 174 | .147 | — | 6.9 | — | 144 | 7.0 | ✓ |
| 1917 | WES | 242 | .078 | — | 7.4 | — | 140 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1916 | WES | 164 | .033 | — | 6.1 | — | 122 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1915 | WES | 248 | .144 | — | 11.3 | — | 166 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| 1914 | WES | 253 | .236 | — | 13.0 | — | 196 | 9.3 | ✓ |
| 1913 | WES | 113 | .107 | — | 7.1 | — | 135 | 2.9 | |
| 1912 | EAS | 19 | .158 | — | 0.0 | — | 222 | 0.0 | |
| 1911 | WES | 39 | .088 | — | 5.1 | — | 149 | 0.0 | |
| 1910 | WES | 23 | .130 | — | 0.0 | — | 99 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 884 | 8,144 | 452 | 155 | 400 | .982 |
| P | 48 | 17 | 97 | 11 | 6 | .912 |
| OF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 1B | 32 | 257 | 15 | 7 | 17 | .975 |
| 1928 | Baltimore Black Sox | 1B | 57 | 524 | 23 | 7 | 38 | .987 |
| 1927 | Baltimore Black Sox | 1B | 65 | 618 | 25 | 10 | 39 | .985 |
| 1926 | Baltimore Black Sox | 1B | 50 | 470 | 24 | 7 | 23 | .986 |
| 1926 | Baltimore Black Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1925 | Harrisburg Giants | 1B | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | Washington Potomacs | 1B | 60 | 592 | 23 | 13 | 16 | .979 |
| 1923 | Baltimore Black Sox | 1B | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .952 |
| 1922 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 79 | 827 | 41 | 9 | 45 | .990 |
| 1922 | Indianapolis ABCs | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1922 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1921 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 88 | 964 | 53 | 12 | 40 | .988 |
| 1921 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 72 | 700 | 41 | 18 | 21 | .976 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1919 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 1B | 21 | 207 | 8 | 2 | 9 | .991 |
| 1919 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1918 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 41 | 406 | 18 | 7 | 22 | .984 |
| 1918 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1917 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 56 | 563 | 43 | 10 | 31 | .984 |
| 1917 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1916 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 41 | 448 | 28 | 14 | 27 | .971 |
| 1916 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1915 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 60 | 639 | 40 | 17 | 30 | .976 |
| 1915 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 |
| 1914 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 56 | 598 | 54 | 14 | 22 | .979 |
| 1914 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 7 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 2 | .846 |
| 1913 | West Baden Sprudels | 1B | 8 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .989 |
| 1913 | Chicago American Giants | 1B | 17 | 167 | 10 | 3 | 12 | .983 |
| 1912 | West Baden Sprudels | 1B | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .900 |
| 1912 | New York Lincoln Giants | P | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
| 1912 | West Baden Sprudels | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1911 | St. Louis Giants | 1B | 4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1911 | St. Louis Giants | OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1911 | St. Louis Giants | P | 8 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .810 |
| 1910 | West Baden Sprudels | 1B | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .938 |
| 1910 | West Baden Sprudels | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1910 | West Baden Sprudels | P | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .929 |
Managerial record: 197-261 (.430)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Washington Black Senators | NN2 | 22 | 2 | 20 | .091 | 7 | |
| 1935 | Brooklyn Eagles | NN2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5 | |
| 1929 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | ANL | 73 | 20 | 51 | .282 | 5 | Player-Mgr |
| 1928 | Baltimore Black Sox | ECL | 61 | 29 | 29 | .500 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1927 | Baltimore Black Sox | ECL | 72 | 34 | 36 | .486 | 4 | Player-Mgr |
| 1926 | Baltimore Black Sox | ECL | 62 | 22 | 38 | .367 | 6 | Player-Mgr |
| 1924 | Washington Potomacs | ECL | 62 | 21 | 40 | .344 | 7 | Player-Mgr |
| 1922 | Indianapolis ABCs | NNL | 107 | 63 | 42 | .600 | 2 | Player-Mgr |