Bud Podbielan Explained

Bud Podbielan
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:6 March 1924
Birth Place:Curlew, Washington, U.S.
Death Place:Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 25
Debutyear:1949
Debutteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 13
Finalyear:1959
Finalteam:Cleveland Indians
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:25–42
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.49
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:242
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Clarence Anthony Podbielan (March 6, 1924 – October 26, 1982) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1949–52), Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs (1952–55 and 1957) and Cleveland Indians (1959). He was born in Curlew, Washington.

On May 18, 1953 while pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, Podbielan walked a franchise record thirteen batters in a 10-inning game against the Brooklyn Dodgers.[1]

In 9 seasons Podbielan had a 25–42 win–loss record, 172 games, 76 games started, 20 complete games, 2 shutouts, 35 games finished, 3 saves, 641 innings pitched, 693 hits allowed, 362 runs allowed, 320 earned runs allowed, 79 home runs allowed, 245 walks allowed, 242 strikeouts, 17 hit batsmen, 12 wild pitches, 2,792 batters faced and a 4.49 ERA.

Podbielan was a .154 hitter (29-for-188) in his nine-year major league career, and he had a career .980 fielding percentage with only three errors in 147 total chances covering 641 innings pitched over 172 games.

Bud Podbielan died in Syracuse, New York at the age of 58.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.mlb.com/reds/history/records-stats-awards/single-game-records Cincinnati Reds single game records