1916
Born June 15, 1916
Sacramento, CA, USA
Bud Stewart Notable
b. June 15, 1916 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1941–1942, New York Yankees 1948, Washington Senators 1948–1950, Chicago White Sox 1951–1954
Bud Stewart played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1941 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1954.
Across 773 games he batted .268, with 547 hits and 288 runs. He finished with 32 home runs, 96 doubles and 29 stolen bases.
He played 535 games in the outfield, with 1,048 putouts and 20 errors.
He was born in Sacramento, CA, USA on June 15, 1916, and died on June 21, 2000. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PIT | 73 | 172 | 27 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 3 | .267 |
| 1942 | PIT | 82 | 183 | 21 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 2 | .219 |
| 1948 | NYY/WSH | 124 | 406 | 57 | 113 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 69 | 49 | 27 | 8 | .278 |
| 1949 | WSH | 118 | 388 | 58 | 110 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 49 | 33 | 6 | .284 |
| 1950 | WSH | 118 | 378 | 46 | 101 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 46 | 33 | 5 | .267 |
| 1951 | CHW | 95 | 217 | 40 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 9 | 1 | .276 |
| 1952 | CHW | 92 | 225 | 23 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 3 | .267 |
| 1953 | CHW | 53 | 59 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .271 |
| 1954 | CHW | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .077 |
| Career | — | 773 | 2041 | 288 | 547 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 260 | 252 | 157 | 29 | .268 |
On this day & linked events
2000
Died June 21, 2000
1941
Major-league debut: Bud Stewart
Bud Stewart made a major-league debut on April 19, 1941.
1954
Final major-league game: Bud Stewart
Bud Stewart played a final major-league game on June 2, 1954.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain