Bud Podbielan
Clarence Anthony Podbielan was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs and Cleveland Indians. 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.
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.
Although only a.154 hitter in his nine-year major league career, he was a very good fielding pitcher, posting a.980 fielding percentage with only three errors in 147 total chances covering 641 innings pitched over 172 games.
Podbielan died in Syracuse, New York at the age of 58.
