Herb Dudley pitched in seven decades, starting in 1939 and ending in 1981. He played 13 years for the Clearwater, FL Bombers. He played in their first game in 1940 and ended his career with them in 1981. In between came stops in Atlanta, GA, Ashland, OH, Levittown, NY, Long Island, NY, Fort Wayne, IN, St. Petersburg, FL, Miami, FL, Sunnyvale, CA, Rising Sun, MD, Birmingham, AL, and Allentown, PA. He was named an ASA All-American five times, compiling a 28-9 record in 16 ASA nationals. Between 1946-1950, Herb had a 142-10 record for the Bombers and hurled 110 shutouts with 45 no-hitters. His records were 25-0, 23-3, 27-1, 31-2 and 36-4 with 2,475 strikeouts. In 1951 and 1952, Dudley had records of 17-2 and 24-4 for the Fort Wayne, IN Zollner Pistons before rejoining Clearwater in 1953 and staying through the 1958 season. In the 1949 national, he set the ASA record for most strikeouts in a game with 55 against Okmulgee, OK in 21 innings, September 21. He finished the tourney with 130 strikeouts. It remained the record until broken by Mike Piechnik of the Farm Tavern, Madison, WI in 1988 with 140. Dudley was born December 19, 1919 and passed away March 16, 2007 at age 87.
