Ben Van Dyke


Benjamin Harrison Van Dyke was a 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. He was born in Clintonville, Pennsylvania.
In 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 21⅔ 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.
He died at the age of 85 in Sarasota, Florida.