Bill Stafford
American baseball player (1938-2001)
Baseball player
Bill Stafford | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1938-08-13)August 13, 1938 Catskill, New York, U.S. | |
Died: September 19, 2001(2001-09-19) (aged 63) Wayne, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 17, 1960, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 19, 1967, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 43–40 |
Earned run average | 3.52 |
Strikeouts | 449 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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William Charles Stafford (August 13, 1938 – September 19, 2001) was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1960 to 1967. Stafford was a successful pitcher for the New York Yankees from 1961 to 1962, winning a combined 28 games in two seasons. He appeared in the World Series 3 times for the Yankees from 1960 to 1962, and was the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the 1962 World Series versus the San Francisco Giants. In September 2001, Stafford died in his home at the age of 63 of a heart attack.
Pitching stats
- 186 Games
- 43 Wins
- 40 Losses
- 9 Saves
- 449 Strikeouts
- 3.52 ERA
- In 1961, Stafford had the second best ERA in the American League with 2.68. On October 1 of that season, he was the winning pitcher when Roger Maris hit his 61st home run of the season, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 in 1927.
- As a kid in New York Stafford played at Athens Little League in Athens, New York.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Bill Stafford at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Bill Stafford at The Deadball Era
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New York Yankees 1961 World Series champions
- 1 Bobby Richardson
- 6 Clete Boyer
- 7 Mickey Mantle
- 8 Yogi Berra
- 9 Roger Maris (AL MVP)
- 10 Tony Kubek
- 11 Héctor López
- 12 Billy Gardner
- 14 Bill Skowron
- 16 Whitey Ford (AL CYA and World Series MVP)
- 18 Hal Reniff
- 19 Bob Turley
- 20 Joe DeMaestri
- 22 Bill Stafford
- 23 Ralph Terry
- 24 Al Downing
- 26 Tex Clevenger
- 27 Jack Reed
- 28 Bud Daley
- 32 Elston Howard
- 34 Bob Hale
- 38 Johnny Blanchard
- 39 Jim Coates
- 45 Rollie Sheldon
- 47 Luis Arroyo
- Manager
- 35 Ralph Houk
- Coaches
- 2 Frankie Crosetti
- 29 Earl Torgeson
- 31 Johnny Sain
- 36 Wally Moses
- 44 Jim Hegan
- Regular season
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