Bubba Church

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 12, 1924 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: September 17, 2001 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

Schools: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA), Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: April 30, 1950 (Age 25-230d, 10,699th in major league history)
vs. BSN 3.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 1, 1955 (Age 30-231d)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Emory Nicholas Church

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

ERA

4.10

147

713.1

274

WHIP

1.423

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Team Record in Appearances: 13-23 / in Starts: 9-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 10

1953 Pitching Game Log

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1953 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	101	8	Apr 29	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	9-GF	L(0-1)	99	0.2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	11.59	5	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	3.96	-0.352	7.52	-0.40%	-1.08	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	102	13	May 4(2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,9-5	GS-8	W(1-1)	4	7.2	10	5	5	0	2	1	0	5.40	4.39	31	7	12	0	0	10	41			0	0	0	31	0	1	0	1	0	0	.52	0.241	.56	0.15%	-0.80	1b start a 3	8b 1-- 2 out a3
3	103	16	May 10(1)	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	W(2-1)	5	9.0	11	2	2	4	3	1	0	3.63	4.55	37	14	5	0	0	11	56			0	0	1	33	2	0	0	4	0	1	1.43	0.385	1.43	0.23%	2.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
4	104	19	May 17(1)	CIN		BRO	W,13-5	GS-2		6	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	2	0	4.91	5.92	7	1	4	0	0	0	35			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.276	.86	-0.16%	-2.85	1t start tie	2t 1-- 0 out d1
5	105	22	May 19	CIN		PHI	L,3-6	6-7		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.87	6.13	8	1	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.034	.61	-0.02%	0.08	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d3
6	106	24	May 21	CIN	@	STL	L,9-11	7-7	BL(2-2)	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.06	5.97	3	0	1	1	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.62	-0.206	3.89	-0.13%	-0.61	7b 123 0 out a2	7b 3 out d1
7	107	28	May 25(1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	GS-6	L(2-3)	3	6.0	3	3	2	3	2	0	1	4.61	5.52	25	11	5	0	0	3	55			0	0	0	21	0	0	1	0	0	1	.89	-0.089	.78	-0.05%	0.04	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
8	108	32	May 28	CIN		STL	T,10-10	10-GF(10)		2	1.0	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	5.08	5.59	8	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.401	.50	-0.08%	-1.46	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 2
9	109	36	May 31(1)	CIN		MLN	W,8-6	CG	W(3-3)	2	9.0	10	6	5	6	1	1	0	5.06	5.65	43	12	14	0	0	10	40			0	0	1	37	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.24	-0.068	.45	-0.02%	-1.15	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	110	40	Jun 4	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-11	GS-4		3	3.1	6	3	3	1	0	1	0	5.31	5.79	15	3	6	2	0	5	35			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.190	.20	-0.03%	-1.76	1b start tie	4b --3 1 out d2
11	111	46	Jun 9	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-10	GS-4		4	3.0	5	5	5	0	0	2	0	5.98	6.17	14	7	7	4	0	0	29			0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.373	.45	-0.11%	-3.33	1b start a 2	4b --- 0 out tie
				Player went from Cincinnati Redlegs to Chicago Cubs
12	112	50	Jun 14(2)	CHC	@	BRO	T,6-6	5-6		4	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.76	5.99	7	2	4	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.070	.02	0.00%	1.13	5b 1-- 1 out d2	6b 3 out d2
13	113	53	Jun 17	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS-9		2	8.1	9	3	3	3	2	0	0	5.37	5.56	38	18	7	0	1	8	52			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	3	1.15	0.262	.00	0.00%	2.39	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out a2
14	114	58	Jun 21	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	CG(10)	W(4-3)	3	10.0	5	2	1	3	8	1	0	4.66	5.18	37	12	14	3	0	0	81			0	0	1	34	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.51	0.632	.01	0.00%	3.50	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
15	115	63	Jun 26	CHC		NYG	L,6-9	GS-3	L(4-4)	4	2.1	6	4	3	1	0	0	0	4.91	5.14	15	2	6	0	0	6	30			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.22	-0.310	.00	0.00%	-3.31	1t start tie	3t 12- 1 out d3
16	116	65	Jun 28	CHC		NYG	L,2-12	2-5		1	3.1	6	5	5	2	3	1	1	5.32	5.25	19	2	5	0	3	6		2	1	0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.93	2t -23 0 out d2	5t 123 1 out d5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	117	68	Jul 1	CHC	@	STL	L,5-10	3-6		2	4.0	2	1	0	1	4	0	0	5.03	5.03	16	1	8	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	.22	-0.021	.00	0.00%	0.65	3b -23 0 out d3	6b 3 out d6
18	118	71	Jul 4(2)	CHC		STL	W,5-4	9-GF	W(5-4)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.01	5.02	1	0	1	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.90	0.177	.02	0.00%	0.81	9t 123 2 out tie	9t end tie
19	119	72	Jul 5(1)	CHC		CIN	W,8-4	GS-8	W(6-4)	0	7.2	2	1	1	4	0	1	0	4.65	5.10	28	15	7	0	0	2	67			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.67	0.262	.00	0.00%	2.60	1t start tie	8t 123 2 out a7
20	120	78	Jul 10(2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-6	W(7-4)	4	5.1	5	3	2	5	1	1	0	4.57	5.25	27	8	8	1	0	5	44			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.03	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.32	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out a1
21	121	85	Jul 19(2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS-4		8	3.2	4	3	3	3	0	2	0	4.68	5.53	18	7	4	1	0	4	38			0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-1.37	1b start a 2	4b 1-3 2 out d1
22	122	89	Jul 22(2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-11	GS-7	L(7-5)	2	7.0	9	8	8	4	5	2	0	5.09	5.60	34	7	18	6	0	0	28			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.197	.00	0.00%	-4.11	1b start tie	7b 3 out d7
23	123	93	Jul 26(2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3			3	2.1	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	4.97	5.55	9												7					0
24	124	94	Jul 28	CHC		BRO	L,2-13	3-5		1	2.1	7	5	5	1	0	2	0	5.29	5.77	15	3	11	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-3.92	3t --- 0 out d6	5t 1-- 1 out d10
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	125	98	Aug 1	CHC		PIT	L,3-10	2-6		3	4.2	4	4	4	4	2	1	0	5.40	5.83	21	6	6	1	0	3		2	2	0	1	0	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	.76	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-2.34	2t -23 1 out d3	6t 3 out d6
26	126	102	Aug 5(2)	CHC		NYG	W,7-6	7-8		3	1.2	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	5.40	5.89	7	2	1	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.51	7t 12- 1 out d1	8t 3 out d2
27	127	103	Aug 6	CHC		NYG	L,6-12	8-8		0	0.1	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	5.38	6.03	5	1	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.71	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-3.53	8t -2- 1 out d2	8t 1-- 2 out d6
28	128	106	Aug 9(1)	CHC		PHI	L,0-7	8-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.37	6.02	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.81	8t 123 2 out d6	8t 3 out d6
29	129	109	Aug 12(1)	CHC		CIN	L,6-10	6-8	BS(2)	2	1.2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.45	5.96	8	2	3	0	0	3		3	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	-0.213	.00	0.00%	-0.81	6t 123 2 out a2	8t -2- 1 out tie
30	130	113	Aug 15	CHC		MLN	L,0-2	GS-8	L(7-6)	2	8.0	7	2	2	7	2	1	0	5.23	5.99	36	9	11	0	3	7	55			1	1	0	28	2	0	1	1	0	0	1.06	0.139	.00	0.00%	2.40	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
31	131	119	Aug 21	CHC	@	MLN	L,4-5	GS-6	L(7-7)	5	6.0	6	4	4	1	3	0	0	5.27	5.80	25	9	6	1	1	6	46			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.17	-0.178	.00	0.00%	-0.96	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
32	132	125	Aug 26	CHC	@	BRO	W,13-4	GS-5		4	4.0	8	3	3	2	3	1	0	5.32	5.80	21	8	7	2	0	1	35			1	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-1.17	1b start a 1	5b 1-- 0 out a3
33	133	127	Aug 28	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.41	5.78	6	2	1	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-1.46	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	134	132	Sep 1	CHC	@	NYG	L,9-10	GS-3		3	2.1	7	6	6	0	0	1	0	5.73	5.82	14	3	6	2	0	5	19			0	0	0	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.437	.00	0.00%	-4.63	1b start tie	3b --- 1 out tie
35	135	133	Sep 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-8			0	6.0	8	3	3	1	4	0	0	5.67	5.64	26												24					0
36	136	144	Sep 15	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	9-GF		12	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.63	5.63	6	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.59	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
37	137	145	Sep 16	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	8-GF	S(1)	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.55	5.56	6	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.164	.00	0.00%	1.10	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 3
38	138	150	Sep 22(1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-7	L(7-8)	5	7.0	5	1	1	2	2	0	0	5.35	5.43	28	7	12	0	0	5	63			0	0	0	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	.92	0.236	.00	0.00%	2.77	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
							13-23		W-L:7-8,Sv:1,BSv:2	2.7	148.0	170	98	88	67	59	25	4	5.35	5.43	670	0.90		8%	3%	116	45	22	36%	2	2	3	591	35	3	7	11	0	11	1.01	-1.319	.30	-0.61%	-19.72

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