Billy_Parker_(baseball)

Billy Parker (baseball)

Billy Parker (baseball)

American baseball player (1942–2003)

William David Parker (January 14, 1942 – February 9, 2003) was a professional baseball player who played parts of three seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball. He is the first player to hit a walk-off homer in his major league debut, doing so on September 9, 1971 for the Angels.

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Parker's professional baseball career began in 1961 with the Negro league Indianapolis Clowns, where he played through 1964.[1][2] He was selected by the New York Yankees from the Salt Lake City Angels in the Rule 5 draft on December 3, 1973.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Bradford Lee (June 11, 2020). "History of the Negro Leagues, Part Five". royalsreview.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Negro League Players Who Made the Major Leagues" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Durso, Joseph. "4 Trades Made at Meetings," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 4, 1973. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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