Bud Byerly
[edit] Biography
Born on October 26, 1920 in Webster Groves, Missouri, Bud Byerly (Eldred William Byerly) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 11 year career. Byerly broke into the bigs on September 26, 1943 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 4.74 ERA in 95 innings pitched in 1945, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bud Byerly's best season was 1957, when he posted a 3.13 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1943
| STL
| N
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3.46
| 6
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| STL
| N
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 3.40
| 13
| 18
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 42.1
| 37
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1945
| STL
| N
| 33
| 8
| 4
| 5
| 4.74
| 39
| 61
| 50
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 111
| 3
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1950
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2.45
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.27
| 28
| 33
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 69
| 6
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5.11
| 14
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 24.2
| 29
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2.96
| 19
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 51.2
| 45
| 6
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 47
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 3.13
| 39
| 38
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 95
| 94
| 6
| 22
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6.75
| 13
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 34
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1.78
| 16
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30.1
| 31
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3.98
| 29
| 32
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 54.1
| 65
| 5
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 2
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.38
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 11
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5.32
| 13
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 32
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 130
| 17
| 11
| 10
| 3.96
| 122
| 153
| 128
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 290.2
| 315
| 17
| 113
| 1
| 11
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 107
| 0
| 11
| 12
| 3.31
| 87
| 89
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 201
| 204
| 17
| 54
| 13
| 3
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 237
| 17
| 22
| 22
| 3.70
| 209
| 242
| 202
| 4
| 0
| 14
| 491.2
| 519
| 34
| 167
| 14
| 14
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| STL
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| STL
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1945
| STL
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| CIN
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 95
| 5
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .964
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 23.2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 30.1
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .889
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 54
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .933
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| P
| 19
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 237
| 0
| 184
| 34
| 106
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 5
| 0
| .972
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| STL
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| STL
| N
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| STL
| N
| 33
| 23
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .217
| .308
| .217
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| 41
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 12
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 25
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 47
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .067
| .067
| .200
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 131
| 53
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .151
| .211
| .151
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 107
| 32
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .063
| .063
| .125
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 238
| 85
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 6
| .118
| .157
| .141
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1940).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (May 5, 1948).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (@May 12, 1948).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with cash to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Bud Podbielan (June 15, 1952).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to New York Giants in exchange for Norman Fox (May 25, 1953).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jack Spring (June 24, 1958); Jack Spring returned to Boston Red Sox (July 11, 1958); Boston Red Sox sent Joe Albanese (July 11, 1958) to complete trade. Traded by Boston Red Sox to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Billy Muffett and cash (July 26, 1959).
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