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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1939	19	0.0	Moultrie	GAFL	D	PHI	15	10	.600	2.92	3.80	31						194.0	190	82	63		76							1.371	8.8		3.5
1940	20	-2.9	Ottawa-Ogdensburg	CAML	C	PHI	18	7	.720	2.57	3.45	30						214.0	183	82	61		67							1.168	7.7		2.8
1940	20	-9.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	3	.250	2.83	3.60	4	4	0	3	0	0	35.0	33	14	11	0	1	0	12	1	0	1	135	0.971	8.5	0.0	0.3	3.1	12.00
1941	21	-8.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	9	12	.429	4.62	4.76	34	24	7	8	0	0	181.1	191	96	93	8	70	7	53	4	0	4	793	1.439	9.5	0.4	3.5	2.6	0.76
1942	22	-6.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	6	14	.300	3.91	4.58	43	23	12	6	0	0	186.2	191	95	81	9	63	2	40	11	3	3	801	1.361	9.2	0.4	3.0	1.9	0.63
1943	23		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-PIT	4	8	.333	4.39	5.49	28	10	12	3	0	0	98.1	114	60	48	5	29	3	20	0	1	0	432	1.454	10.4	0.5	2.7	1.8	0.69
1943	23	-6.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	4	.500	4.22	4.50	13	5	6	3	0	0	64.0	77	32	30	4	16	2	13	0	1	0	275	1.453	10.8	0.6	2.3	1.8	0.81
1943	23	-6.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	4	.000	4.72	7.34	15	5	6	0	0	0	34.1	37	28	18	1	13	1	7	0	0	0	157	1.456	9.7	0.3	3.4	1.8	0.54
1944	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	STL	9	5	.643	5.29	6.05	27	16	2	6	0		131.0	184	88	77		44		38	5	1	0		1.740	12.6		3.0	2.6	0.86
1944	24	-3.4	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	6	2	.750	4.61	5.29	13	11	2	5	0		80.0	114	47	41		22		22	5	1	0		1.700	12.8		2.5	2.5	1.00
1944	24	-3.3	Baltimore	IL	AA	CLE	3	3	.500	6.35	7.24	14	5		1	0		51.0	70	41	36		22		16	0	0	0		1.804	12.4		3.9	2.8	0.73
1945	25	-1.2	Baltimore	IL	AA	CLE	20	11	.645	3.78	5.34	66	15		7	2		226.0	256	134	95		71		58	3	0	4		1.447	10.2		2.8	2.3	0.82
1946	26	-1.0	Baltimore	IL	AAA	CLE	12	11	.522	3.40	4.19	46	16		9	3		172.0	166	80	65		52		55	4	2	3		1.267	8.7		2.7	2.9	1.06
1946	26	-3.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		5.00	8.00	6	0	4	0	0	0	9.0	13	8	5	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	45	1.667	13.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	2.00
1947	27	0.0	Baltimore	IL	AAA	CLE	13	18	.419	4.73	5.54	59	25		9	0		213.0	249	131	112		70		44	5	2	3		1.498	10.5		3.0	1.9	0.63
1948	28	0.9	Baltimore	IL	AAA	CLE	9	12	.429	3.44	4.05	40	12		6	1		131.0	143	59	50		43		30	1	1	1		1.420	9.8		3.0	2.1	0.70
1949	29	1.8	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	BOS	6	2	.750	4.68	5.96	22			3	2		77.0	94	51	40		32		15	3	0	1		1.636	11.0		3.7	1.8	0.47
1950	30	3.5	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	1	3	.250	4.50	6.09	22			0			34.0	49	23	17	2	19		9	2	0	1		2.000	13.0	0.5	5.0	2.4	0.47
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		20	37	.351	4.20	4.81	115	61	35	20	0	0	510.1	542	273	238	22	165	12	129	16	4	8	2206	1.385	9.6	0.4	2.9	2.3	0.78
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		103	79	.566	3.75	4.72	343	84	2	40	8		1392.0	1514	730	580	2	474		249	23	6	13		1.428	9.8		3.1
All Levels (12 Seasons)							123	116	.515	3.87	4.75	458	145	37	60	8	0	1902.1	2056	1003	818	24	639	12	378	39	10	21	2206	1.417	9.7		3.0

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		35	44	.443	3.99	4.79	167	53		24	4		550.0	607	293	244	2	184		138	12	5	8		1.438	9.9		3.0	2.3	0.75
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		35	18	.660	4.40	5.66	115	31	2	16	4		434.0	534	273	212		147		111	11	1	5		1.569	11.1		3.0	2.3	0.76
C (1 season)					Minors		18	7	.720	2.57	3.45	30						214.0	183	82	61		67							1.168	7.7		2.8
D (1 season)					Minors		15	10	.600	2.92	3.80	31						194.0	190	82	63		76							1.371	8.8		3.5