Ben Wade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1922
Place of Birth: Morehead City, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 02-Dec-2002
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Ben Wade
- Benjamin Styron Wade (November 25, 1922 – December 2, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and scout.
- He played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (1948), Brooklyn Dodgers (1952–54), St.
- Louis Cardinals (1954) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1955).
- Wade batted and threw right-handed.
- He was born in Morehead City, North Carolina.
- In a five-season major league career, Wade posted a 19–17 record with 235 strikeouts and a 4.34 ERA in 371?1/3 innings pitched.
- Wade also pitched 16 seasons in the minor leagues, winning 148 games and pitching over 2000 innings for thirteen different teams.After his playing career, Wade spent many years as a scout and then director of scouting for the Los Angeles Dodgers, supplying the team with players that would lead it to eight National League championships and four World Series titles during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
- Wade died in Los Angeles, at the age of 80.
- His older brother, Jake Wade, was also a major league pitcher.
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