Ben Houser

Ben Houser

First baseman
Born: (1883-11-30)November 30, 1883 Frackville, Pennsylvania
Died: January 15, 1952(1952-01-15) (aged 68) Augusta, Maine
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 2, 1910, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 1912, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.267
Home runs	9
Runs batted in	75

Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1910) Boston Rustlers/Braves (1911–1912) Coaching career
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1915	Colby
1916–1931	Bowdoin
Ice Hockey
1924–1930	Bowdoin

Head coaching record
Overall	102–141–3 (.421) [baseball]

Benjamin Franklin Houser (November 30, 1883 – January 15, 1952) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1910 season, the Boston Rustlers in 1911, and the Boston Braves in 1912. He tied for 8th in home runs in 1912 with 8 while playing for the Boston Braves.^[1]

In 162 games over three seasons, Houser posted a .267 batting average (126-for-472) with 58 runs, 9 home runs, 75 RBI and 37 bases on balls. He finished his career with a .989 fielding percentage as a first baseman.

After his playing career, Houser became the head baseball coach at Bowdoin College, remaining in that position for 15 years. During that time he also served as the head coach of the ice hockey team and was a trainer for the football team.^[2]

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Head coaching record

Ice hockey

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Postseason
Bowdoin (Independent) (1924–1930)
1924–25	Bowdoin	2–2–0	State Championship
1925–26	Bowdoin	4–3–0	State Championship
1926–27	Bowdoin	4–4–0
1927–28	Bowdoin	4–5–0	State Championship
1928–29	Bowdoin	5–4–0	State Championship
1929–30	Bowdoin	2–5–0
Bowdoin:		21–23–0
Total:		21–23–0
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Ben Houser Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
^ "Ben Houser". SABR. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

v t e <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Bowdoin Polar Bears men's ice hockey</span>
Venues	Hyde Hall Rink (1919–1920) Delta Rink (1920–1956) Dayton Arena (1956–2009) Sidney J. Watson Arena (2009–present)
Coaches	no coach (1919–1921) Allen Morrell (1921–1923) no coach (1923–1924) Ben Houser (1924–1930) Linn Wells (1930–1941) H. Taylor (1941–1942) Danny MacFayden (1946–1957) C. Nels Corey (1957–1959) Sid Watson (1959–1983) Terry Meagher (1983–2016) Jamie Dumont (2016–2022) Ben Guité (2022–present)
<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Seasons</span>	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	New England Intercollegiate Hockey League (1936–1942, 1946–1954) ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1999) NESCAC (1999–present)
Rivalries	Colby
All-time leaders	Charlie Gaffney (228 Points) Marcello Gentile (101 Goals) Colin Robinson (50 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1996 2002 2010 2011 2013 2014 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1971 1975 1976 1978 ECAC East: 1986 1993 NESCAC: 2011 2013 2014 2023
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME

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