Fred Langdon Bradley is a former pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

 in Major League Baseball

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 who played in and for the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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. Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb., he batted and threw right handed.

Born in Parsons, Kansas

Parsons, Kansas

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, Bradley was one of many baseball players whose career was interrupted during World War II

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Bradley was signed by the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 in 1940 and immediately was assigned to their minor league

Minor league baseball

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 system. From 1941 to 1942, he averaged 15 wins in each season before joining the U.S. Navy in 1943.

Following his military discharge, Bradley pitched from 1946 to 1947 in the Yankees Triple-a system. In 1948 he was dealt by New York along Aaron Robinson

Aaron Robinson

Aaron Andrew Robinson , was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from to for the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees, and the Boston Red Sox...

 and Bill Wight

Bill Wight

William Robert Wight was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Yankees , Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , Detroit Tigers , Cleveland Indians , Baltimore Orioles , Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals . Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb...

 to the White Sox in exchange for Eddie Lopat

Eddie Lopat

Edmund Walter ""The Junkman"" Lopat was a Major League Baseball pitcher.Lopat was born in New York, New York. His Major League debut was on April 30, 1944, playing for the Chicago White Sox....

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In 1949 Bradley posted a 4.60 earned run average

Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...

 in eight relief

Relief pitcher

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 appearances for the White Sox and did not have a decision. He opened 1950 in the minor leagues and made one start

Starting pitcher

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 with Chicago during the midseason. After that, he returned to the minors for two more seasons.

Bradley went 0-0 with a 5.60 ERA in nine games with the Sox, allowing 15 earned runs on 15 hits and seven walks

Base on balls

A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...

 while striking out

Strikeout

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 two in 17⅔ innings of work. In a six-year minor league career, he went 61-52 with a 3.63 ERA in 172 games.

Bradley returned to his native Kansas after playing retirement. At age 90, he is one of the oldest living big leaguers.

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