Brad Gulden

Brad Gulden

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor2=#bcbcbc
bgcolor1=#bcbcbc
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=black
name=Brad Lee Gulden
nickname=Humm Baby
position=Catcher
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1956|6|10
debutdate=September 22nd
debutyear=1978
debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
finaldate=September 28th
finalyear=1986
finalteam=San Francisco Giants
stat1label=Games
stat1value=182
stat2label=Batting Average
stat2value=.200
stat3label=Fielding %
stat3value=.982
teams= As Player
*Los Angeles Dodgers (1978)
*New York Yankees (1979-1980)
*Seattle Mariners (1981)
*Montreal Expos (1982)
*Cincinnati Reds (1984)
*San Francisco Giants (1986)
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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, by|1978 against the San Diego Padres after being drafted by L.A. in the 17th round of the by|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, by|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 by|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 by|1981 the Mariners sent Gulden back to the Yankees as the player to be named.

In by|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.

Career statistics

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/guldebr01.shtml Baseball-Reference] - Major league statistics and Trade Information
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/04/09/SPGT9I698E1.DTL Humm-Baby Article] - Original Coin of the Humm-Baby 20th Anniversary Article


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