Bud Bloomfield, baseball player, 1963-1964

Bud Bloomfield

Born: 1/5/1936 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Died: 12/21/2011 in Huntsville, AR, USA

MLB Debut: 1963-09-25 | Final Game: 1964-06-22

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 175 lbs

Full name: Clyde Stalcup Bloomfield

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Biography

Bud Bloomfield was a professional baseball player born in 1936, who played in Major League Baseball during the early 1960s. He had a brief career that spanned from 1963 to June 22, 1964, primarily serving as a position player. Over the course of his time in the majors, Bloomfield appeared in a total of 8 games. His offensive contributions were modest, as he finished his career with 1 hit and a batting average of 0.143, without registering any home runs or RBIs. Though Bloomfield's playing career was short-lived, his time in the big leagues coincided with a transformative period in baseball, as the sport was beginning to embrace a more diverse player pool following the integration of Major League Baseball in the late 1940s. While he did not achieve the statistical acclaim of his contemporaries, Bloomfield's journey to the majors reflects the challenges and opportunities faced by many players of his era. After his time in the league, he remained a part of baseball history, representing the many athletes who aspired to reach the pinnacle of the sport, even if only for a fleeting moment.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143 0.143 0.143 0.286 0.0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 42.5% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 54.0% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 61.9% below league average.

Career OPS 0.286 vs. league average 0.686 across their career seasons — 58.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1963 STL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1964 MIN AL 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 3 2 4 5 0 2
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 2 0 1 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1963 SLN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1964 MIN 2B 3 2 4 5 0 2
1964 MIN SS 2 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Second Base 3
Third Base 1
Shortstop 2