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	10-24 / in Starts: 4-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	13 (6-5-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-6-2)

Most Driven In By
T O'Brien	1
D Murtaugh	0

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	84	1	Apr 24	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-11	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.29	-0.032	3.27	-0.05%	-0.21	P
2	85	4 (2)	Apr 28	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	6.36	-0.155	15.36	-0.22%	-0.39	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
3	86	7 (2)	May 2 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,6-5	6-12	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.55	-0.074	2.36	-0.07%	-0.33	P
4	87	11 (3)	May 6	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.51	-0.171	2.57	-0.18%	-1.15	P
5	88	13 (1)	May 8	PHI		NYG	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	89	17 (3)	May 13 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.07	-0.053	2.54	-0.08%	-0.40	P
7	90	21 (3)	May 17	PHI		CHC	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
8	91	26 (4)	May 23 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.83	-0.097	4.59	-0.15%	-0.95	P
9	92	29 (2)	May 27	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
10	93	30	May 28	PHI	@	CIN	L,8-11	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	1.87	0.001	3.79	0.00%	0.04	P
11	94	34 (3)	May 31 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	1			0	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9						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	95	38 (3)	Jun 3	PHI	@	STL	L,2-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9						P
13	96	44 (5)	Jun 13 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-6	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.286	.250	.536	9						P
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Pittsburgh Pirates
14	97	50	Jun 17	PIT		CHC	L,2-3	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.238	.511	2	1.36	-0.034	2.92	-0.04%	-0.22	P
15	98	54 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.273	.238	.511	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
16	99	55	Jun 22	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	9	1.50	0.023	3.68	0.03%	0.19	P
17	100	56	Jun 23 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	9						PR
18	101	60 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.250	.530	9	1.35	-0.032	4.45	-0.06%	-0.29	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	102	64 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9	.95	-0.045	2.26	-0.07%	-0.33	P
20	103	71 (6)	Jul 5 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
21	104	74 (2)	Jul 10	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-23	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
22	105	81 (6)	Jul 18 (1)	PIT		STL	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
23	106	82	Jul 18 susp	PIT		STL	L,5-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
24	107	85 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
25	108	91 (5)	Jul 26	PIT		BRO	L,6-10	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9						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	109	98 (6)	Aug 2	PIT		BSN	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	8						PR
27	110	99	Aug 3	PIT		BSN	L,1-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
28	111	114 (14)	Aug 17 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,4-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	8						PR
29	112	115	Aug 18 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9						P
30	113	127 (11)	Aug 28	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9						P
31	114	128	Aug 29 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,2-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	7						PR
32	115	131 (2)	Aug 30 (2)	PIT		STL	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9						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
33	116	137 (5)	Sep 6 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9						P
34	117	154 (16)	Sep 28 (2)	PIT		BRO	W,4-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	8						PR
							10-24		29	27	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472		1.70	-0.669	3.74	-0.87%	-4.05

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