Bud Stewart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1916
Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, United States
Date of Death: 21-Jun-2000
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Bud Stewart
- Edward Perry "Bud" Stewart (June 15, 1916 – June 21, 2000) was an American professional baseball player.
- He had a nine-season (1941–1942; 1948–1954) career in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and pinch hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox.
- Stewart batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). Stewart was born in Sacramento, California, and attended UCLA from 1934–1937.
- In the summer of 1937, he signed with the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League.
- He was a teammate of Ted Williams on the 1937 Padres, who won the PCL championship.
- While Williams moved on to a Hall of Fame career in the Majors, Stewart remained with the Padres until October 1, 1940, when he was purchased by the Pirates.
- He debuted for manager Frankie Frisch's 1941 Pirates on April 19. A speedy and versatile defensive outfielder, Stewart also led the National League in pinch hits, with ten in 1941.
- He remained with the Pirates until June 1942, when he enlisted in the United States Army, serving until December 1945.
- Stewart then spent 1946 with the Hollywood Stars of the PCL until March 1947, when he was traded to the Yankee organization.
- After spending 1947 with the Kansas City Blues of the American Association, he began the 1948 season with the Yankees as a teammate of Joe DiMaggio.
- But on May 13, Stewart was traded to the Washington Senators, where he placed second in the American League in triples (13) in 1948.
- On December 11, 1950, Stewart was traded to the White Sox, and ended his career as a pinch hitter, retiring on June 9, 1954. During and after his playing days, he was a physical education instructor in Hawthorne, California, and appeared as an extra in several Hollywood films.
- A story, told by Stewart himself, had him facing legendary pitcher Satchel Paige in a 1948 game—and hitting a triple through Paige's legs. Bud Stewart died in Palo Alto, California, at the age of 84.
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