1924
Born March 6, 1924
Curlew, WA, USA
Bud Podbielan Notable
b. March 6, 1924 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1949–1952, Cincinnati Reds 1952–1953, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954–1955, 1957, Cleveland Indians 1959
Bud Podbielan played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1959.
He went 25 and 42 with a 4.49 earned run average, pitching 641 innings in 172 games. He struck out 242, completed 20 of his 76 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 173 games he batted .154, with 29 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Curlew, WA, USA on March 6, 1924, and died on October 26, 1982. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BRO | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | BRO | 20 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .107 |
| 1951 | BRO | 27 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .304 |
| 1952 | BRO/CIN | 28 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .160 |
| 1953 | CIN | 36 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .125 |
| 1954 | CIN | 27 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .143 |
| 1955 | CIN | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1957 | CIN | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | CLE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 173 | 188 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 0 | .154 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BRO | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3.65 |
| 1950 | BRO | 5 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 72.2 | 93 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 5.33 |
| 1951 | BRO | 2 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 79.2 | 67 | 31 | 36 | 26 | 3.50 |
| 1952 | BRO/CIN | 4 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 88.2 | 82 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 3.15 |
| 1953 | CIN | 6 | 16 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 186.1 | 214 | 98 | 67 | 74 | 4.73 |
| 1954 | CIN | 7 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 131.0 | 157 | 78 | 58 | 42 | 5.36 |
| 1955 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 42.0 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 3.21 |
| 1957 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 6.19 |
| 1959 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5.84 |
| Career | — | 25 | 42 | 172 | 76 | 3 | 641.0 | 693 | 320 | 245 | 242 | 4.49 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Died October 26, 1982
1949
Major-league debut: Bud Podbielan
Bud Podbielan made a major-league debut on April 25, 1949.
1959
Final major-league game: Bud Podbielan
Bud Podbielan played a final major-league game on June 13, 1959.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain