Wally Judnich Notable

b. January 24, 1916 · St. Louis Browns 1940–1942, 1946–1947, Cleveland Indians 1948, Pittsburgh Pirates 1949

Wally Judnich played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1940 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949.

Across 790 games he batted .281, with 782 hits and 424 runs. He finished with 90 home runs, 150 doubles and 20 stolen bases.

He played 604 games in the outfield, with 1,636 putouts and 20 errors. He also played 149 games at first base.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on January 24, 1916, and died on July 10, 1971. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1940	SLB	137	519	97	157	27	7	24	89	54	71	8	.303
1941	SLB	146	546	90	155	40	6	14	83	80	45	5	.284
1942	SLB	132	457	78	143	22	6	17	82	74	41	3	.313
1946	SLB	142	511	60	134	23	4	15	72	60	54	0	.262
1947	SLB	144	500	58	129	24	3	18	64	60	62	2	.258
1948	CLE	79	218	36	56	13	3	2	29	56	23	2	.257
1949	PIT	10	35	5	8	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	.229
Career	—	790	2786	424	782	150	29	90	420	385	298	20	.281

On this day & linked events

1916

Born January 24, 1916

San Francisco, CA, USA

1971

Died July 10, 1971

1940

Major-league debut: Wally Judnich

Wally Judnich made a major-league debut on April 16, 1940.

1949

Final major-league game: Wally Judnich

Wally Judnich played a final major-league game on May 12, 1949.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain