Bud Beasley

Bud Lewis Beasley

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 8", Weight 170 lbs
• School University of Nevada
• High School Santa Cruz High School

• Born December 8, 1910 in Melrose, NM USA
• Died July 17, 2004 in Reno, NV USA

BR Minors page

Biographical Information

Bud Beasley spent 4 seasons in AAA.

He is as colorful and eccentric as "Rube" Waddell and Nick Altrock, famous star southpaws with a flair for the bizarre in comedy. Opposing hitters are inclined to become so fascinated in watching his preliminary gyrations that they forget to swing at the ball — and this mand of a "thousand wind-ups" is a good pitcher with plenty of stuff, in spite of his clowning. There's method behind his madness.

Beasley played football, baseball and basketball in college. He taught and coached at Reno High School from 1936-1974, developing Fred Dallimore among others. During World War II, he began pitching professionally when school was out for the summer. He was 5-6 with a 3.00 ERA at age 33 for the 1944 Sacramento Solons then improved to 12-4, 3.14 for the same club in '45 with only 30 walks in 132 innings. He remained sharp at 6-3, 2.92 for the 1946 Solons after players returned from the War. His ERA was comparable to the former and future major leaguers on the club.

In 1947, Beasley pitched for both the Solons and Seattle Rainiers with a combined 3-2, 4.95 record. His final 3 seasons were all with the Vancouver Capilanos - 2-4, 3.29 in 1950; 5-0, 1.96 in 1951 and 0-3 in 1954. He ended his pro career with a 34-22 record.

Source: Reno Baseball

Related Sites

• Bud Beasley at the SABR Bio Project