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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	9-25 / in Starts: 8-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	31 (15-11-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
D Litwhiler	1
B Warren	1
M May	0

Most Driven In By
E Mueller	1

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 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	5	4 (3)	Apr 18	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	6	9 (4)	Apr 23	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	7	12 (2)	Apr 26	PHI		NYG	W,7-6	10-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	6.37	0.347	7.93	0.26%	1.00	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	8	17 (4)	May 2	PHI		STL	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.59	-0.014	.75	-0.01%	-0.14	P
5	9	21 (3)	May 7	PHI		CHC	L,2-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.54	-0.020	.49	-0.01%	-0.86	P
6	10	25 (3)	May 13	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8						P
7	11	28 (2)	May 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.20	-0.136	.36	-0.03%	-1.42	P
8	12	35 (6)	May 27	PHI		BRO	L,0-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.31	-0.066	.23	-0.01%	-0.57	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
9	13	42 (6)	Jun 2	PHI		CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
10	14	47 (4)	Jun 8 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9						P
11	15	53 (5)	Jun 15 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9	.54	-0.048	.01	0.00%	-0.29	P
12	16	54	Jun 16	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	8						PR
13	17	58 (3)	Jun 20	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9	.76	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
14	18	63 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	1.27	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
15	19	68 (4)	Jun 30	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.160	.314	9	.70	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.33	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
16	20	73 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	.115	.148	.154	.302	9	1.70	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
17	21	76 (2)	Jul 12	PHI		PIT	L,1-6	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.138	.167	.172	.339	9						P
18	22	82 (5)	Jul 17	PHI		CHC	T,2-2	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.161	.318	9	.71	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
19	23	85 (2)	Jul 22	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.161	.318	9						P
20	24	91 (5)	Jul 27 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.114	.139	.143	.282	9	.44	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-1.58	P
21	25	95 (3)	Jul 31	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.150	.154	.304	9	.30	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.45	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
22	26	100 (4)	Aug 5	PHI		BSN	L,9-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.146	.150	.296	9	.42	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
23	27	101	Aug 6	PHI		BSN	L,0-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.146	.150	.296	9						P
24	28	103 (1)	Aug 9	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.190	.353	9	.79	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
25	29	108 (4)	Aug 13	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-7	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.190	.353	9	1.48	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
26	30	109	Aug 16	PHI		NYG	L,1-4	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.190	.353	9						P
27	31	113 (3)	Aug 18 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.152	.178	.330	9	.47	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
28	32	119 (5)	Aug 24 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,8-5	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.122	.140	.163	.303	9						P
29	33	122 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,3-11	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.120	.137	.160	.297	9						P
30	34	126 (3)	Aug 31 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,8-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.118	.135	.157	.291	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
31	35	129 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,1-4	2-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.127	.148	.275	9	.51	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
32	36	133 (3)	Sep 7 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.109	.125	.145	.270	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
33	37	137 (3)	Sep 13	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-11	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.150	.169	.319	9	1.17	-0.026	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
34	38	146 (8)	Sep 21 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.148	.167	.314	9	.89	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
35	39	153 (6)	Sep 25	PHI		NYG	L,2-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			1	0	0	.129	.143	.161	.304	9						P
							9-25		66	62	1	8	2	0	0	3	1	0	14	0	3		1	2	0	0	.129	.143	.161	.304		.90	-0.313	.23	0.21%	-7.55

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