Bill Stafford
| Bill Stafford | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 13, 1939 Catskill , United States 
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| Died on: September 19, 2001 Wayne , United States
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| Suggested: Right | Threw: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| August 17, 1960 with the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| September 19, 1967 at the Kansas City Athletics | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Win-loss | 43-40 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.52 |
| Strikeouts | 449 |
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| Awards | |
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2 × World Series Champion (1960, 1961) |
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Bill Stafford (born August 13, 1939 in Catskill , New York , † September 19, 2001 in Wayne , Michigan ), was an American baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1960 to 1967 . From 1961 to 1962 Stafford was a successful pitcher for the New York Yankees , an American major league baseball team from the Bronx , New York City . He won 28 combined games in two seasons. From 1960 to 1962 he played 3 times in the World Series for the New York Yankees. In the third game of the World Series in 1962 against the San Francisco Giants , Stafford was the best pitcher. In September 2001, Stafford died of a heart attack in Wayne , Michigan, aged 62.
Teams
- New York Yankees (1960-1965)
- Kansas City Athletics (1966-1967)
statistics
- 186 games
- 43 wins
- 40 losses
- 9 saves
- 449 strikeouts
- 3.52 ERA
Others
- In 1961, Stafford had the second best earned run average in the American League at 2.68
- As a child he played in the Athens Little League in Athens , New York
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Stafford, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Catskill , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 2001 |
| Place of death | Wayne , Michigan |