Don Bessent - Game Log

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Career: 1955 - 1958

Career Summary

Batting

Games
108
At Bats
44
Hits
5
Home Runs
0
RBI
3
Career AVG
.114

Pitching

Games
108
Wins
14
Losses
7
Saves
12
Innings Pitched
211.0
Career ERA
3.33

Batting Game Log

Showing all 108 batting games

Don Bessent - Game Log — Batting Game Log
Date Opp Team Result AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
1955-07-17 CIN BRO W 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250
1955-07-21 CHN BRO W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125
1955-07-24 MLN BRO W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
1955-07-27 CIN BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
1955-07-30 SLN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167
1955-08-01 MLN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
1955-08-03 MLN BRO W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
1955-08-07 CHN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
1955-08-14 PHI BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
1955-08-16 NY1 BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
1955-08-18 NY1 BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133
1955-08-21 PHI BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
1955-08-23 CHN BRO W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .118
1955-08-25 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
1955-08-30 MLN BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
1955-08-31 MLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
1955-09-04 PIT BRO W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1955-09-11 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1955-09-13 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1955-09-15 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1955-09-16 NY1 BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1955-09-18 NY1 BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1955-09-20 PHI BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1955-09-24 PIT BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1956-05-18 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1956-05-30 PHI BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1956-06-19 SLN BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
1956-06-21 SLN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-06-23 CIN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-06-24 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-06-27 CHN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-06-28 NY1 BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-07-01 PHI BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-07-02 NY1 BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-07-08 PHI BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-07-13 MLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-07-14 MLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-07-19 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-07-21 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-07-22 SLN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
1956-07-29 CHN BRO L 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
1956-08-03 SLN BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
1956-08-08 PIT BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
1956-08-10 PHI BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
1956-08-16 NY1 BRO W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107
1956-08-21 SLN BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103
1956-08-24 CIN BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1956-08-27 MLN BRO W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .094
1956-08-30 CHN BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .088
1956-09-01 NY1 BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .086
1956-09-03 PIT BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
1956-09-03 PIT BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
1956-09-05 PIT BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
1956-09-08 NY1 BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .083
1956-09-12 MLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
1956-09-14 CHN BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081
1956-09-16 CIN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081
1956-09-17 CIN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081
1956-09-19 SLN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081
1956-09-22 PIT BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081
1956-09-26 PHI BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081
1956-09-30 PIT BRO W 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105
1957-04-26 PIT BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105
1957-04-30 CHN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105
1957-05-02 SLN BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103
1957-05-05 MLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103
1957-05-11 NY1 BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-05-22 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-06-01 PHI BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-06-09 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-06-11 MLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-06-15 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-06-16 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-06-16 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-06-21 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-06-26 MLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-06-30 CHN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-07-06 PHI BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-07-17 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-07-19 CHN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-07-21 CHN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1957-08-04 MLN BRO L 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122
1957-08-08 NY1 BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122
1957-08-15 NY1 BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122
1957-08-24 MLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122
1957-08-27 CHN BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119
1957-09-01 NY1 BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119
1957-09-02 PHI BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119
1957-09-10 CHN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119
1958-04-15 SFN LAN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
1958-04-17 SFN LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
1958-04-20 SFN LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
1958-04-29 PIT LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
1958-05-01 PIT LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
1958-05-03 PIT LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
1958-05-04 PHI LAN W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
1958-05-06 PHI LAN W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116
1958-05-12 SFN LAN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .114
1958-05-14 CHN LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
1958-05-17 SLN LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
1958-05-30 CHN LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
1958-06-03 CIN LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
1958-06-05 CIN LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
1958-09-10 PHI LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
1958-09-13 PIT LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
1958-09-16 CIN LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
1958-09-21 CHN LAN W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
1958-09-27 CHN LAN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114

Pitching Game Log

Showing all 108 pitching games

Don Bessent - Game Log — Pitching Game Log
Date Opp Team Result Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
1955-07-17 CIN BRO W W 8.0 9 5 5 2 2 1 5.62
1955-07-21 CHN BRO W W 9.0 5 1 1 5 4 1 3.18
1955-07-24 MLN BRO W W 4.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2.91
1955-07-27 CIN BRO L - 3.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 2.49
1955-07-30 SLN BRO W SV 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.28
1955-08-01 MLN BRO W SV 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.20
1955-08-03 MLN BRO W W 4.2 6 4 4 2 1 1 2.97
1955-08-07 CHN BRO L - 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.86
1955-08-14 PHI BRO W - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.78
1955-08-16 NY1 BRO L - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
1955-08-18 NY1 BRO W W 5.2 4 1 1 3 1 1 2.55
1955-08-21 PHI BRO L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.49
1955-08-23 CHN BRO W W 6.1 4 0 0 0 5 0 2.17
1955-08-25 CIN BRO L - 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.15
1955-08-30 MLN BRO W - 2.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.38
1955-08-31 MLN BRO L - 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.52
1955-09-04 PIT BRO W - 1.2 2 3 3 2 2 0 2.93
1955-09-11 CIN BRO L - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.89
1955-09-13 SLN BRO L - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86
1955-09-15 SLN BRO L - 2.0 2 0 0 3 1 0 2.76
1955-09-16 NY1 BRO W W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.72
1955-09-18 NY1 BRO W W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.69
1955-09-20 PHI BRO W SV 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.64
1955-09-24 PIT BRO L L 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 2.70
1956-05-18 CIN BRO L - 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63
1956-05-30 PHI BRO W - 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.76
1956-06-19 SLN BRO L - 4.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 2.86
1956-06-21 SLN BRO W - 2.1 3 3 3 1 3 0 3.14
1956-06-23 CIN BRO W - 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.19
1956-06-24 CIN BRO L - 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3.18
1956-06-27 CHN BRO W SV 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.12
1956-06-28 NY1 BRO L L 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 2 3.36
1956-07-01 PHI BRO L - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.33
1956-07-02 NY1 BRO L - 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.32
1956-07-08 PHI BRO L - 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.24
1956-07-13 MLN BRO L - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.20
1956-07-14 MLN BRO L L 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.30
1956-07-19 CIN BRO L - 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 3.32
1956-07-21 SLN BRO L - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.30
1956-07-22 SLN BRO W SV 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29
1956-07-29 CHN BRO L - 2.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 3.19
1956-08-03 SLN BRO L - 4.0 4 3 3 0 3 0 3.34
1956-08-08 PIT BRO L - 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.27
1956-08-10 PHI BRO L - 5.1 3 0 0 4 2 0 3.10
1956-08-16 NY1 BRO W - 7.0 5 0 0 1 4 0 2.90
1956-08-21 SLN BRO W SV 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.85
1956-08-24 CIN BRO W SV 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.78
1956-08-27 MLN BRO W W 4.0 1 0 0 4 1 0 2.68
1956-08-30 CHN BRO L L 4.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 2.67
1956-09-01 NY1 BRO W SV 3.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2.59
1956-09-03 PIT BRO W W 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.54
1956-09-03 PIT BRO L - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.52
1956-09-05 PIT BRO W SV 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.52
1956-09-08 NY1 BRO W W 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.48
1956-09-12 MLN BRO L - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.47
1956-09-14 CHN BRO W W 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2.50
1956-09-16 CIN BRO W SV 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.49
1956-09-17 CIN BRO W - 0.1 2 1 1 3 0 1 2.55
1956-09-19 SLN BRO W SV 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.51
1956-09-22 PIT BRO L - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.48
1956-09-26 PHI BRO L - 3.0 5 3 3 1 2 0 2.62
1956-09-30 PIT BRO W SV 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.59
1957-04-26 PIT BRO L - 2.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 2.68
1957-04-30 CHN BRO W W 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.66
1957-05-02 SLN BRO L L 5.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 2.63
1957-05-05 MLN BRO L - 1.0 4 4 4 0 1 1 2.85
1957-05-11 NY1 BRO L L 3.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.84
1957-05-22 CIN BRO L - 2.1 5 4 4 3 1 0 3.03
1957-06-01 PHI BRO L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.01
1957-06-09 CIN BRO L - 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.02
1957-06-11 MLN BRO L - 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.04
1957-06-15 SLN BRO L - 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.01
1957-06-16 SLN BRO L - 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.99
1957-06-16 SLN BRO L - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.95
1957-06-21 SLN BRO L - 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.99
1957-06-26 MLN BRO L - 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.98
1957-06-30 CHN BRO L L 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 3.01
1957-07-06 PHI BRO L - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.97
1957-07-17 SLN BRO L - 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.99
1957-07-19 CHN BRO W - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.95
1957-07-21 CHN BRO L - 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.94
1957-08-04 MLN BRO L - 2.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 2.90
1957-08-08 NY1 BRO L - 0.2 6 5 5 0 0 0 3.14
1957-08-15 NY1 BRO L - 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.17
1957-08-24 MLN BRO L - 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.16
1957-08-27 CHN BRO L - 2.2 3 1 1 3 1 0 3.17
1957-09-01 NY1 BRO L - 0.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.27
1957-09-02 PHI BRO L - 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.25
1957-09-10 CHN BRO L - 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 1 3.33
1958-04-15 SFN LAN L - 2.1 4 1 1 1 0 1 3.33
1958-04-17 SFN LAN L - 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.28
1958-04-20 SFN LAN L - 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 3.29
1958-04-29 PIT LAN L - 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.28
1958-05-01 PIT LAN L - 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.25
1958-05-03 PIT LAN L - 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.23
1958-05-04 PHI LAN W W 2.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3.19
1958-05-06 PHI LAN W - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18
1958-05-12 SFN LAN L - 2.2 4 5 0 4 4 0 3.14
1958-05-14 CHN LAN L - 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 1 3.20
1958-05-17 SLN LAN L - 0.0 0 2 2 2 0 0 3.29
1958-05-30 CHN LAN L - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29
1958-06-03 CIN LAN L - 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.33
1958-06-05 CIN LAN L - 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.37
1958-09-10 PHI LAN L - 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.38
1958-09-13 PIT LAN L - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
1958-09-16 CIN LAN L - 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.35
1958-09-21 CHN LAN W - 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.35
1958-09-27 CHN LAN L - 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.33

Postseason Playoffs

Postseason games are listed separately and are not included in the regular-season career totals above.

Postseason Batting

Games
5
At Bats
3
Hits
1
Home Runs
0
RBI
1
AVG
.333

Postseason Pitching

Games
5
Wins
1
Losses
0
Saves
0
Innings Pitched
13.1
ERA
1.35

Postseason Batting Game Log

Don Bessent - Game Log — Postseason Batting Game Log
DateRoundOppTeamResult ABRH2B3BHR RBIBBSOSBAVG
1955-09-28 World Series NYA BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1955-09-29 World Series NYA BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1955-10-01 World Series NYA BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1956-10-05 World Series NYA BRO W 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .333
1956-10-10 World Series NYA BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Postseason Pitching Game Log

Don Bessent - Game Log — Postseason Pitching Game Log
DateRoundOppTeamResult DecIPHRER BBSOHRERA
1955-09-28 World Series NYA BRO L - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1955-09-29 World Series NYA BRO L - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1955-10-01 World Series NYA BRO W - 1.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
1956-10-05 World Series NYA BRO W W 7.0 6 2 2 2 4 0 1.74
1956-10-10 World Series NYA BRO L - 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1.35

About Don Bessent's game log

Every game in Don Bessent's Retrosheet record fits on this single page, from 1955 to 1958. Here Bessent's batting games run from July 17, 1955, finishing on September 27, 1958. Bessent appears here with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers. Bessent was credited with a win on May 4, 1958, the last one listed here. The pitching table covers July 17, 1955 through September 27, 1958. The high strikeout game was August 23, 1955: 5 strikeouts in 6.1 innings against the Chicago Cubs. Bessent worked 9.0 innings on July 21, 1955, the most on this page. The roughest line came on August 8, 1957: 5 earned runs on 6 hits. Game by game, the running ERA moves from 5.62 to 3.33 over this page. Playoff games sit in their own table below the regular season, covering 1955 and 1956. Each game on this page comes from Retrosheet's box-score data; click a date to see every game played that day.

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