Ben Van Dyke


Benjamin Harrison Van Dyke was an American pitcher in Major [League Baseball] who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston [Red Sox]. Listed at, 150 lb., Van Dyke batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Biography

Van Dyke was born in Clintonville, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1888.
During 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 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.

Death

Van Dyke died at the age of eighty-five in Sarasota, Florida.