Billy Ott
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William Joseph Ott
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
- School St. John's University
- Debut September 4, 1962
- Final Game July 14, 1964
- Born November 23, 1940 in New York, NY USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Billy Ott hit his one career home run on September 17, 1962 against Ray Washburn of the St. Louis Cardinals. Ott started the game leading off and playing right field.
Billy was born in New York, NY and attended high school in the Bronx. He went to college in the area, too, at St. John's University. He was signed by the Chicago Cubs in 1960.
He started at the minors in 1960 at Carlsbad and hit .307 for St. Cloud in 1961. After hitting 23 home runs for San Antonio in 1962, he came up in September 1962 with the Cubs.
Billy appeared in 12 games for the 1962 Cubs, with all his appearances in the field in right field. The next two seasons were spent primarily at Salt Lake City, although he came up for 20 games with the 1964 Cubs, again playing in right field.
In 1965 he played for Rochester in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
