Bunky Stewart | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 7 January 1931 |
Birth Place: | Craven County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Death Place: | Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 4 |
Debutyear: | 1952 |
Debutteam: | Washington Senators |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 15 |
Finalyear: | 1956 |
Finalteam: | Washington Senators |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 5–11 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 6.01 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 77 |
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Veston Goff "Bunky" Stewart (January 7, 1931 – October 3, 2007) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher for the Washington Senators between and . He accumulated five wins, eleven losses, and three saves over 72 games pitched. The 6feet, 155lb left-hander was born in Jasper, Craven County, North Carolina, and attended East Carolina University.
Before debuting in the Major League, he played for the New Bern Bears of the Coastal Plain League. He played parts of four more seasons with the Senators, though he only played regularly in (29 games) and 1956 (33 games). In his final season, Stewart pitched 105 innings, winning five games, and saving two. He also hit .250 with 2 RBIs in 28 at bats in '56.
After his playing days, he worked in retail and in real estate.[1] He died on October 3, 2007, in Wilmington, North Carolina.