Phil Bedgood Explained

Phil Bedgood
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:8 March 1898
Birth Place:Harrison, Georgia
Death Place:Fort Pierce, Florida
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 20
Debutyear:1922
Debutteam:Cleveland Indians
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 15
Finalyear:1923
Finalteam:Cleveland Indians
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:1–2
Stat2label:Strikeouts
Stat2value:12
Stat3label:Earned run average
Stat3value:4.88
Teams:Cleveland Indians

Phillip Burlette Bedgood (March 8, 1898 – May 8, 1927) pitched two years of major league baseball for the Cleveland Indians, in 1922 and 1923. He played his first game on September 20, 1922, and his last game on September 15, 1923.[1]

Bedgood pitched 27 innings in his career. Bedgood died at the early age of 29 when his appendix burst while being treated for a strained muscle in his side.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phil Bedgood. Baseball References. 17 May 2016.
  2. Book: Lee. Bill. The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. May 2009. McFarland. 978-0786442393. 27. 12 July 2016.