This 1954 Topps sports trading card features Bud Podbielan from the Cincinnati Redlegs. It is an original, vintage card made of 20 Pt. card stock. The card belongs to the 1954 Topps baseball series and has the card number 69.
The card is in English language and does not have any autograph. It is a single card and not a custom bundle. The sport is baseball and it is an original, not a licensed reprint. The card was manufactured by Topps and belongs to the base set. The era of the card is post-WWII (1942-1980) and it has a sport theme. The card was made in the United States.
Clarence Anthony Podbielan (March 6, 1924 – October 26, 1982) was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1949–52), Cincinnati Redlegs (1952–55 and 1957) and Cleveland Indians (1959). He was born in Curlew, Washington.
On May 18, 1953 while pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, Podbielan walked a franchise record thirteen batters in a 10-inning game against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In 9 seasons Podbielan had a 25–42 win–loss record, 172 games, 76 games started, 20 complete games, 2 shutouts, 35 games finished, 3 saves, 641 innings pitched, 693 hits allowed, 362 runs allowed, 320 earned runs allowed, 79 home runs allowed, 245 walks allowed, 242 strikeouts, 17 hit batsmen, 12 wild pitches, 2,792 batters faced and a 4.49 ERA.
Podbielan was a .154 hitter (29-for-188) in his nine-year major league career, and he had a career .980 fielding percentage with only three errors in 147 total chances covering 641 innings pitched over 172 games.