Johnny Podgajny

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 173lb (188cm, 78kg)

Born: June 10, 1920 in Chester, PA us

Died: March 2, 1971 in Chester, PA

Buried: St. Francis de Sales Cemetery, Lenni, PA

High School: Chester HS (Chester, PA)

Debut: September 15, 1940 (Age 20-097d, 8,936th in major league history)
vs. STL 8.0 IP, 10 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: May 13, 1946 (Age 25-337d)
vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: John Sigmund Podgajny

Nicknames: Specs

Pronunciation: \puh-JONN-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

ERA

4.20

115

510.1

129

WHIP

1.385

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-3 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	7 (3-3-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
J Rizzo	1

1940 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	H	RBI	IBB	SO	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	138 (137)	Sep 15 (2)	PHI		STL	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0		1		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	2	143 (4)	Sep 19	PHI		CIN	L,1-4	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.72	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
3	3	147 (3)	Sep 23 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.02	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
4	4	153 (5)	Sep 29	PHI		BRO	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.73	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
							1-3		12	12	2	1	0	4	0	.167	.167	.167	.333		.84	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.46

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