Arthur Augustus "Ben" Egan (November 20, 1883 – February 18, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians from 1908 to 1915. He was later a coach for the Washington Senators for the first half of the 1924 season, the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1925, and the Chicago White Sox in 1926. Egan was Babe Ruth’s first catcher in professional baseball and went to the majors with Ruth when the two were sold to the Boston Red Sox.[1]
| Ben Egan | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: November 20, 1883 Augusta, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: February 18, 1968 (aged 84) Sherrill, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 29, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1915, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .165 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 30 |
| Teams | |
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References
edit- ^ McPHerson, Steven. "Ben Egan". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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