Stewart led the NL in pinch hits (10) as a Pirate rookie, but he slumped the next
season and blamed Pirate manager Frankie Frisch's constant carping. After three years
in the military and time in the minors, he returned to the ML at 31 in 1948 with
the Yankees, who traded him to the Senators after six games. After three years in
Washington, he was traded to the White Sox, where he led the AL in pinch hits (9)
in 1951.
(NLM)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 3, 1949: Taking advantage of the shortened fence installed by White Sox GM Frank Lane, the Senators belt seven homers—and need them all—in beating Chicago, 14–12 in 10 innings. This is only time a team has collected seven homers in an extra inning contest. Clyde Vollmer leads the hit parade with 2, followed by Mark Christman, Gil Coan, Al Evans, Eddie Robinson, and Bud Stewart. The Sox get homers from Joe Tipton and Gus Zernial.