1924
Born September 12, 1924
Birmingham, AL, USA
Bubba Church Notable
b. September 12, 1924 · Philadelphia Phillies 1950–1952, Cincinnati Reds 1952–1953, Chicago Cubs 1953–1955
Bubba Church played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1950 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1955.
He went 36 and 37 with a 4.10 earned run average, pitching 713.3 innings in 147 games. He struck out 274, completed 32 of his 95 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 162 games he batted .226, with 53 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 9 doubles.
He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on September 12, 1924, and died on September 17, 2001. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | PHI | 39 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .182 |
| 1951 | PHI | 39 | 86 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .256 |
| 1952 | CIN/PHI | 34 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .235 |
| 1953 | CHC/CIN | 39 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .229 |
| 1954 | CHC | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | CHC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 162 | 235 | 21 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 0 | .226 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | PHI | 8 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 142.0 | 113 | 43 | 56 | 50 | 2.73 |
| 1951 | PHI | 15 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 247.0 | 246 | 97 | 90 | 104 | 3.53 |
| 1952 | CIN/PHI | 5 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 158.1 | 184 | 80 | 49 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 1953 | CHC/CIN | 7 | 8 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 148.0 | 170 | 87 | 68 | 59 | 5.29 |
| 1954 | CHC | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14.2 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 9.82 |
| 1955 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 |
| Career | — | 36 | 37 | 147 | 95 | 4 | 713.1 | 738 | 325 | 277 | 274 | 4.10 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Died September 17, 2001
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain