About Bud Sketchley
Lived 1919 – 1979 (aged 60). Bud Sketchley was an American baseball player.
Harry Clement "Bud" Sketchley (March 30, 1919 – December 19, 1979) was a Canadian-born professional baseball outfielder who played one season in Organized Baseball during World War II, including 13 appearances as a right fielder and pinch hitter in the majors for the Chicago White Sox. He threw and batted left-handed and was listed as tall and .
Born in Virden, Manitoba, Sketchley attended secondary school (Hollywood High School) and university (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California.
His one season of organized ball, 1942, was the first year of the United States' participation as a belligerent in World War II.
Sketchley debuted by appearing in 13 early season MLB games for the White Sox. He started in right field on Opening Day at Comiskey Park against Bob Muncrief of the St. Louis Browns and went one for three, a single in the fifth inning. All told his 13 big-league games played including 12 games started in right field; Sketchley collected seven hits and seven bases on balls in 45 plate appearances. He had one extra-base hit, a double.
After April 29, Sketchley was sent down to the Class B Three–I League, where he batted .267 with 67 hits in 82 games.
He died in Los Angeles at age 60 on December 19, 1979.
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Who was Bud Sketchley?
Major League Baseball right fielder
When was Bud Sketchley born?
Bud Sketchley was born on 30 March 1919 in Virden.
When did Bud Sketchley die?
Bud Sketchley died on 19 December 1979 in Los Angeles.
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Bud Sketchley was a baseball player.
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Bud Sketchley was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bud Sketchley. https://biography.guide/bud-sketchley/
MLA: "Bud Sketchley." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bud-sketchley/.
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