Background
Posedel was born in San Francisco, California.
Posedel was born in San Francisco, California.
He began his professional baseball career in 1929, pitching for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League. Posedel"s extended service in the PCL resulted in his late Major League debut, at age 31, for the 1938 Dodgers. All told, Posedel allowed 747 hits and 248 bases on balls in 679⅓ innings of work in the Majors.
He struck out 227.
After his playing career, Posedel was a pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1949-1953), Saint Louis Cardinals (1954-1957), Philadelphia Phillies (1958), San Francisco Giants (1959-1960), Oakland Athletics (1968-1972) and San Diego Padres (1974). He also worked as a scout for the Pirates (1948), Cleveland Indians (1961) and Kansas City Athletics (1962-1967), and managed the 1957 Beavers from April 29 through the end of the season. Posedel served in the United States Navy from 1925 to 1929 and again during World World War II, from 1942 to 1945.
He died in Livermore, California, at age 83.