Roy Bruner Explained

Roy Bruner
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:10 February 1917
Birth Place:Cecilia, Kentucky
Death Place:St. Matthews, Kentucky
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 14
Debutyear:1939
Debutteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 8
Finalyear:1941
Finalteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–7
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.74
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:28
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Walter Roy Bruner (February 10, 1917 – November 30, 1986) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Standing at 6feet and, Bruner played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1939 to 1941. In 19 career games, he had a 0–7 record with a 5.74 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.

Bruner left baseball to serve in World War II.[1] He was a bomber pilot in the war and was shot down on at least one occasion. After the war he owned Bruner Aluminum Company, which manufactured storm windows until he closed the business at his retirement.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baseball in Wartime – Those Who Served A to Z . BaseballinWartime.com . August 6, 2019.