Bill_Dillman

Bill Dillman

Bill Dillman

American baseball player (born 1945)

William Howard Dillman (born May 25, 1945) is a retired American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 50 Major League games over two seasons for the 1967 Baltimore Orioles and the 1970 Montreal Expos. He attended Wake Forest University, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).[1]

Quick Facts MLB debut, Last MLB appearance ...

Taken by the Orioles in the 6th round of the 1965 amateur draft, Dillman made his Major League debut for the Orioles in 1967.[1] He pitched five innings of no-hit baseball in relief of starting pitcher Tom Phoebus.[2] He struck out veteran Phil Roof and held off all-star Bert Campaneris to win the game in his first appearance.[3]

Dillman finished 16 games in his career and amassed 3 saves.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Career Statistics and History at Baseball-Reference.com
  2. [2]
    Hal Bock (15 April 1967). "Boston Rookie One Out Short Of No-Hit Gem". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. [3]
    April 14, 1967 Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Athletics Box Score and Play by Play at Baseball-Reference.com


Stub icon 1 Flag of United StatesBiography icon

This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Bill_Dillman, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.