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| Bob Priddy | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1939-12-10)December 10, 1939 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: September 28, 2023(2023-09-28) (aged 83) Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 20, 1962, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 12, 1971, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 24–38 |
| Earned run average | 4.00 |
| Strikeouts | 294 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Robert Simpson Priddy (December 10, 1939 – September 28, 2023) was an American professionalbaseball player. He was a right-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball from 1962 to 1971, with the exception of the 1963 season. Priddy batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg). He was born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from high school in nearbyMcKees Rocks.
After signing with his hometownPittsburgh Pirates in 1959, Priddy spent 13 seasons in professional baseball. Called to the Pirates after the completion of the 1962minor-league season, he got credit for a victory in hisMLB debut. Entering the September 20 game in the ninthinning with the Bucs trailing theCincinnati Reds 3–1 atForbes Field, Priddy held Cincinnati off the scoresheet. Then, in the home half of the ninth, Pittsburgh rallied for threeruns to claim the victory for Priddy.[1]
His next major-league audition came during the 1964 campaign, when he worked in 19games pitched, all of them inrelief, and compiled a 1–2won–lost record, with onesave and anearned run average of 3.93.
The Pirates then packaged Priddy in a February 1965 trade, sending him andfirst basemanBob Burda to theSan Francisco Giants for veterancatcherDel Crandall. The Giants loaned Priddy to the Pirates'Columbus JetsTriple-A affiliate for the bulk of the 1965 season, but were able to use him in eight games out of the bullpen. Then, in 1966, Priddy spent his first full season in the majors, working in 38 games for the Giants, including three assignments as astarting pitcher. Although Priddy lost all three starts, they were the only defeats he absorbed all year, going 6–0 as a relief pitcher with one save. San Francisco then used him in an off-season inter-league trade with theWashington Senators to reacquire left-handerMike McCormick.
The 1967 Senators and 1968Chicago White Sox gave Priddy 26 opportunities as astarting pitcher. Two of Priddy's 1967 starts came against thepennant-boundBoston Red Sox, and he defeated them each time (on June 16 and August 23). But he won only three contests all year, and lost sevendecisions, with four saves. The White Sox acquired Priddy in February 1968, and he worked in 114innings pitched for them, a career high, with 18 starts that season. But he posted a 3–11 won–lost mark, and soon was on the move again, traded to theCalifornia Angels on May 14, 1969 in a deal that netted Chicagosecond basemanBobby Knoop.
After 15 games with the Angels, and a stint at Triple-AHawaii, Priddy was acquired by the contendingAtlanta Braves on September 8, along withBaseball Hall of Fameknuckleball artistHoyt Wilhelm; one of the prospects the Angels received in return wasMickey Rivers, then a 20-year-old minor-leaguer. Atlanta turned out to be Priddy's last stop in professional baseball. He worked in 82 games, all in relief, through the 1971 season, won nine games (losing 14) and saved 12 more, with a mediocre ERA of 4.79.
For his major-league career, Priddy appeared in 249 games, 220 in relief, and posted a 24–38 (4.00) record with 18 saves and threecomplete games. In 536 innings pitched, he permitted 518hits and 198bases on balls, with 294strikeouts.
Priddy died on September 28, 2023, at the age of 83.[2] He is interred atHomewood Cemetery.[3]
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