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Bill Heath
William Chris Heath
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 10, 1939 in Yuba City, CA
Schools: University of Southern California
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1965
Final Game: August 19, 1969
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 26 CHW AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 27 HOU NL 55 133 123 12 37 6 0 0 8 1 0 9 11 .301 .353 .350 .703 103 43 4 1 0 0 1 2
1967 28 TOT MLB 29 48 43 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 7 .116 .208 .116 .325 -3 5 0 0 0 0 0 2
1967 28 HOU NL 9 15 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 .091 .333 .091 .424 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1967 28 DET AL 20 33 32 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 4 .125 .152 .125 .277 -18 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1969 30 CHC NL 27 45 32 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 4 .156 .378 .219 .597 63 7 1 0 0 1 2 /2
4 Seasons 112 227 199 13 47 6 1 0 13 1 0 26 22 .236 .326 .276 .602 73 55 5 1 0 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 328 288 19 68 9 1 0 19 1 0 38 32 .236 .326 .276 .602 73 80 7 1 0 1 4
HOU (2 yrs) 64 148 134 12 38 6 0 0 8 1 0 13 14 .284 .351 .328 .680 97 44 4 1 0 0 1
CHC (1 yr) 27 45 32 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 4 .156 .378 .219 .597 63 7 1 0 0 1 2
DET (1 yr) 20 33 32 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 4 .125 .152 .125 .277 -18 4 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 91 193 166 13 43 6 1 0 9 1 0 25 18 .259 .358 .307 .665 90 51 5 1 0 1 3
AL (2 yrs) 21 34 33 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 4 .121 .147 .121 .268 -21 4 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1966 HOU NL 27 C 37 28 252.0 188 167 20 1 1 .995 3.0 14.3 3 6.68 5.05 .987 6.84 5.81 3 9 15 14 48%
1967 TOT MLB 28 C 12 6 62.0 64 58 6 0 2 1.000 -2.0 -38.7 -2 9.29 5.33 .989 7.11 6.02 2 4 11 2 15%
1967 HOU NL 28 C 5 2 20.0 23 20 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 10.35 4.60 .991 6.89 5.84 0 1 4 2 33%
1967 DET AL 28 C 7 4 42.0 41 38 3 0 1 1.000 -2.0 -57.1 -2 8.79 5.86 .988 7.22 6.16 2 3 7 0 0%
1969 CHC NL 30 C 9 7 60.2 48 44 3 1 1 .979 1.0 19.8 1 6.97 5.22 .990 7.06 6.24 1 0 3 3 50%
3 Seasons C 58 41 374.2 300 269 29 2 4 .993 2.0 6.4 2 7.16 5.14 .988 6.92 5.92 6 13 29 19 40%
4 Seasons TOT 58 41 374.2 300 269 29 2 4 .993 2.0 6.4 2 7.16 5.14 .981 6.92 5.92 6 13 29 19 40%

Transactions

July 28, 1960: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

October 15, 1964: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later and Rudy May. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Joel Gibson (minors) (November 23, 1964) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

December 1, 1965: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Dave Nicholson to the Houston Astros for Ray Cordeiro (minors), Jack Lamabe and cash.

May 8, 1967: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Houston Astros.

April 13, 1968: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 6, 1968: Purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the New York Yankees. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1969 Season: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Before 1969 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

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