finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1952 right 28 july 1997 rancho santa fe , california shelby , north carolina 1952 may 1 .143 0 0 second baseman/shortstop chicago cubs batting average home runs runs batted in april 15 14 june 1922 bud hardin
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bud hardin

william edgar `` bud '' hardin -lrb- june 14 , 1922 -- july 28 , 1997 -rrb- was an american professional baseball player .
although he played professionally for 13 seasons -lrb- 1942 ; 1946 -- 1957 -rrb- , hardin appeared in only three major league games as a shortstop , second baseman and pinch hitter for the chicago cubs .
the native of shelby , north carolina , threw and batted right-handed , stood tall and weighed .
he served in the united states army during world war ii .
hardin made the cubs ' early season roster in 1952 as a 29-year-old rookie after being selected in the 1951 rule 5 draft out of the st. louis cardinals ' organization .
in his debut game on april 15 , 1952 , hardin pinch hit for second baseman bob ramazzotti in the fourth inning of a game against the cincinnati reds at crosley field , then stayed in the game at second base , going hitless in four at bats but playing errorless ball in the field as the cubs won , 6 -- 5 .
his next appearance came a week later against the pittsburgh pirates at forbes field .
he entered the game , a one-sided chicago victory , in the fifth inning in relief of starting shortstop leon brinkopf .
the following inning , hardin collected his only major league hit , a single off the pirates ' jim suchecki .
again he played errorless ball , handling two chances .
in his final appearance , and lone game played at wrigley field , he was again a defensive replacement in the late innings of a winning cubs ' effort , taking over from roy smalley at shortstop .
in his final mlb at bat , facing clyde king , hardin grounded out to his opposite number , pee wee reese of the brooklyn dodgers .
he also turned a double play .
during his minor league career , hardin played in 1,347 games .
