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Bill Laxton
William Harry Laxton
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 5, 1948 in Camden, NJ
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1970
Final Game: September 19, 1977
Relatives: Father of Brett Laxton
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 22 PHI NL 0 0 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 11 30 2.000 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1971 23 SDP NL 0 2 .000 6.83 18 0 7 0 0 0 27.2 32 25 21 4 26 0 23 1 1 6 135 48 2.096 10.4 1.3 8.5 7.5 0.88
1974 26 SDP NL 0 1 .000 4.03 30 1 7 0 0 0 44.2 37 22 20 5 38 8 40 3 0 4 210 88 1.679 7.5 1.0 7.7 8.1 1.05
1976 28 DET AL 0 5 .000 4.09 26 3 11 0 0 2 94.2 77 49 43 13 51 1 74 6 2 3 410 90 1.352 7.3 1.2 4.8 7.0 1.45
1977 29 TOT AL 3 2 .600 4.96 45 0 17 0 0 3 74.1 64 45 41 10 41 5 50 4 0 5 325 83 1.413 7.7 1.2 5.0 6.1 1.22
1977 29 SEA AL 3 2 .600 4.95 43 0 16 0 0 3 72.2 62 44 40 10 39 5 49 4 0 3 316 83 1.390 7.7 1.2 4.8 6.1 1.26
1977 29 CLE AL 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 9 73 2.400 10.8 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
5 Seasons 3 10 .231 4.73 121 4 44 0 0 5 243.1 212 144 128 34 158 14 189 15 3 18 1091 79 1.521 7.8 1.3 5.8 7.0 1.20
162 Game Avg. 2 5 .231 4.73 66 2 24 0 0 3 132 115 78 70 18 86 8 103 8 2 10 594 79 1.521 7.8 1.3 5.8 7.0 1.20
SDP (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 5.10 48 1 14 0 0 0 72.1 69 47 41 9 64 8 63 4 1 10 345 68 1.839 8.6 1.1 8.0 7.8 0.98
PHI (1 yr) 0 0 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 11 30 2.000 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 9 73 2.400 10.8 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
SEA (1 yr) 3 2 .600 4.95 43 0 16 0 0 3 72.2 62 44 40 10 39 5 49 4 0 3 316 83 1.390 7.7 1.2 4.8 6.1 1.26
DET (1 yr) 0 5 .000 4.09 26 3 11 0 0 2 94.2 77 49 43 13 51 1 74 6 2 3 410 90 1.352 7.3 1.2 4.8 7.0 1.45
AL (2 yrs) 3 7 .300 4.47 71 3 28 0 0 5 169.0 141 94 84 23 92 6 124 10 2 8 735 87 1.379 7.5 1.2 4.9 6.6 1.35
NL (3 yrs) 0 3 .000 5.33 50 1 16 0 0 0 74.1 71 50 44 11 66 8 65 5 1 10 356 65 1.843 8.6 1.3 8.0 7.9 0.98
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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
1970 22 PHI NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 23 SDP NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 26 SDP NL 30 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 50 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 1 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 19 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 3 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (2 yrs) 48 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 1 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 PHI NL 22 P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
1971 SDP NL 23 P 18 0 27.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.63 0.28 .960 1.89 0.78
1974 SDP NL 26 P 30 1 44.2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.21 0.20 .933 1.87 0.71
1976 DET AL 28 P 26 3 94.2 11 4 5 2 0 .818 0.0 0.0 0.86 0.35 .955 1.87 0.85
1977 TOT AL 29 P 45 0 74.4 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.09 0.20 .944 1.96 0.84
1977 SEA AL 29 P 43 0 72.2 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.99 0.19 .950 1.96 0.84
1977 CLE AL 29 P 2 0 1.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 5.40 0.50 .900 2.16 0.85
5 Seasons P 121 4 243.1 31 10 19 2 0 .935 0.0 0.0 1.07 0.24 .948 1.90 0.80
5 Seasons TOT 121 4 243.1 31 10 19 2 0 .935 0.0 0.0 1.07 0.24 .884 1.90 0.80

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Transactions

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

December 15, 1967: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Harold Clem (minors), Woodie Fryman and Don Money to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jim Bunning.

November 30, 1970: Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1970 rule 5 draft.

April 7, 1975: Released by the San Diego Padres.

April 25, 1975: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

December 12, 1975: Traded by the New York Mets with Rusty Staub to the Detroit Tigers for Billy Baldwin and Mickey Lolich.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners from the Detroit Tigers as the 50th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

September 9, 1977: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with cash to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Fosse.

June 22, 1978: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the San Diego Padres for Dave Freisleben.

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