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	9-35 / in Starts: 9-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	45 (24-16-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
N Etten	1
B Bragan	1
R Northey	1

Most Driven In By
D Murtaugh	2
D Litwhiler	1
E Naylor	1
M May	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	40	4 (3)	Apr 17	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	41	9 (4)	Apr 23	PHI		NYG	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.34	-0.044	3.83	-0.04%	-0.37	P
3	42	13 (3)	Apr 26 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,2-10	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.40	-0.010	.54	-0.01%	-0.13	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	43	17 (3)	May 1	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.35	-0.074	1.17	-0.04%	-0.89	P
5	44	21 (3)	May 5	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.094	.67	-0.04%	-0.93	P
6	45	26 (4)	May 11	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.045	.63	-0.02%	-0.40	P
7	46	33 (6)	May 19	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.038	.17	-0.01%	-0.28	P
8	47	36 (2)	May 22	PHI		BSN	L,7-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	48	38 (1)	May 24 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.79	-0.088	.20	-0.01%	-1.09	P
10	49	43 (4)	May 30 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.017	.13	0.00%	-0.13	P
11	50	46 (2)	May 31 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	51	50 (3)	Jun 6	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	52	53 (2)	Jun 10	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	1.54	-0.051	.04	0.00%	-0.46	P
14	53	58 (4)	Jun 16	PHI		PIT	W,5-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.86	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
15	54	63 (4)	Jun 21 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	1.10	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
16	55	66 (2)	Jun 25	PHI		CHC	L,1-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9						P
17	56	68 (1)	Jun 28 (2)	PHI		STL	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9						P
18	57	70 (1)	Jun 30	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.99	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	58	71	Jul 3	PHI		BRO	L,1-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
20	59	73 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,4-5	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
21	60	77 (3)	Jul 11	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-12	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107	.214	9	2.79	0.159	.00	0.00%	1.35	P
22	61	82 (4)	Jul 15 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,4-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.14	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
23	62	86 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-5	GS-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.114	.229	9	.69	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
24	63	88 (1)	Jul 21	PHI		STL	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.114	.114	.114	.229	9						P
25	64	91 (2)	Jul 25	PHI		CHC	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.135	.135	.270	9	1.08	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.17	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	65	98 (6)	Aug 2 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.135	.135	.270	9						P
27	66	103 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,2-3	GS-10	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.175	.350	9	1.42	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
28	67	109 (5)	Aug 15 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.159	.159	.159	.318	9						P
29	68	114 (4)	Aug 23 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.159	.159	.159	.318	9						P
30	69	116 (1)	Aug 25	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-9	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.90	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-1.05	P
31	70	118 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9						PR
32	71	120 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,5-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	6						P
33	72	123 (2)	Aug 30 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-8	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.196	.196	.392	9	1.49	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	73	126 (2)	Sep 2	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.196	.196	.392	9						P
35	74	127	Sep 6 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,3-13	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.196	.196	.392	9						P
36	75	131 (3)	Sep 10	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	9	1.14	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
37	76	132	Sep 11	PHI		CIN	L,5-8	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	3						P
38	77	136 (3)	Sep 14	PHI		STL	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	8						P
39	78	138 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0			1	0	0	.200	.200	.236	.436	9						P
40	79	143 (4)	Sep 20 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-4	1-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.224	.414	9	.65	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
41	80	147 (3)	Sep 24 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.186	.220	.407	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
42	81	148	Sep 25 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.186	.220	.407	9						P
43	82	150 (1)	Sep 26	PHI		BRO	L,3-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.186	.220	.407	9						P
44	83	151	Sep 27	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.186	.220	.407	9						P
							9-35		61	59	5	11	0	1	0	3	0	0	15	0	2		0	2	0	0	.186	.186	.220	.407		1.10	-0.784	.22	-0.17%	-8.04

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