Brad Gulden

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Brad Lee Gulden
Catcher
Born: June 10, 1956 (1956-06-10) (age 51)
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 22nd, 1978
for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Final game
September 28th, 1986
for the San Francisco Giants
Career statistics
Games     182
Batting Average     .200
Fielding %     .982
Teams

As Player
Career highlights and awards

Bradley Lee Gulden (born June 10, 1956 in New Ulm, Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants. He debuted with the Dodgers on September 22, 1978 against the San Diego Padres after being drafted by L.A. in the 17th round of the 1975 amateur draft. Gulden played in less than 10 games in four of his seven major league seasons and finished with a batting average of .200. Gulden was also the starting catcher for the Yankees in their first game after Thurman Munson's funeral in August, 1979; Munson having been killed in an airplane crash four days earlier. Gulden currently resides in rural Minnesota where he is now a volunteer firefighter as well as a car salesman.

Brad Gulden holds a place in Major League Baseball trivia by being the only player in history to be traded for himself. In 1980 the New York Yankees sent him to the Seattle Mariners with $150,000 for a player to be named and Larry Milbourne, In May 1981 the Mariners sent Gulden back to the Yankees as the player to be named.

In 1986 Gulden was on his way out of the major leagues, when he was given the nickname "Humm Baby" by Giants manager Roger Craig after he had been given a spot on the roster as a third catcher.

[edit] Career statistics

G AB R H RBI HR AVG
182 435 45 87 43 5 .200


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