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Bill Almon

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Full Name: William Francis Almon Primary Position: SS,3B,OF
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/180 First Game: September 2, 1974
Birthdate: November 21, 1952 Final Game: June 14, 1988
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Bill Almon (William Francis Almon) was born on November 21, 1952 in Providence, Rhode Island. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1974 for the San Diego Padres. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .261 with 2 home runs and 43 RBI. Almon played for the San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 15 year career.

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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1974 SD N 16 38 4 12 0 3 .316 .350 .342 1 0 2 9 0 0 1 0 0
1975 SD N 6 10 0 4 0 0 .400 .400 .400 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1976 SD N 14 57 6 14 1 6 .246 .271 .351 3 0 2 9 0 1 3 0 0
1977 SD N 155 613 75 160 2 43 .261 .303 .336 18 11 37 114 0 20 20 1 14
1978 SD N 138 405 39 102 0 21 .252 .308 .309 19 2 33 74 0 3 17 10 6
1979 SD N 100 198 20 45 1 8 .227 .299 .258 3 0 21 48 0 5 6 7 1
1980 NY N 48 112 13 19 0 4 .170 .225 .232 3 2 8 27 0 0 2 1 0
1980 MON N 18 38 2 10 0 3 .263 .275 .342 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2
1980 TOT N 66 150 15 29 0 7 .193 .237 .260 4 3 9 32 0 0 2 1 2
1981 CHI A 103 349 46 105 4 41 .301 .341 .375 10 2 21 60 2 2 16 0 4
1982 CHI A 111 308 40 79 4 26 .256 .313 .354 10 4 25 49 1 1 10 0 4
1983 OAK A 143 451 45 120 4 63 .266 .302 .361 29 1 26 67 2 5 26 3 8
1984 OAK A 106 211 24 47 7 16 .223 .253 .374 11 0 10 42 0 0 5 0 3
1985 PIT N 88 244 33 66 6 29 .270 .330 .414 17 0 22 61 1 4 10 0 6
1986 PIT N 102 196 29 43 7 27 .219 .319 .383 7 2 30 38 0 1 11 2 5
1987 PIT N 19 20 5 4 0 1 .200 .238 .250 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
1987 NY N 49 54 8 13 0 4 .241 .339 .296 3 0 8 16 0 0 1 0 0
1987 TOT N 68 74 13 17 0 5 .230 .313 .284 4 0 9 21 0 0 1 0 0
1988 PHI N 20 26 1 3 0 1 .115 .207 .192 2 0 3 11 0 2 0 0 0
Total NL 773 2011 235 495 17 150 .246 .303 .328 78 18 168 418 1 36 71 21 34
Total AL 463 1319 155 351 19 146 .266 .307 .365 60 7 82 218 5 8 57 3 19
Total 1236 3330 390 846 36 296 .254 .305 .343 138 25 250 636 6 44 128 24 53

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1974 SD N SS 14 12 97 13 30 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .915
1975 SD N SS 2 2 20 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 SD N SS 13 13 111.1 23 52 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1977 SD N SS 155 155 1344.2 303 538 41 87 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1978 SD N 3B 114 99 882.2 72 221 21 20 1 0 0 0 0 .933
1978 SD N SS 15 4 54.2 9 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1978 SD N 2B 7 6 53.2 21 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1979 SD N 2B 61 49 434 116 150 4 37 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1979 SD N CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 SD N SS 25 8 109 26 43 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1979 SD N OF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 NY N 3B 8 0 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY N SS 22 17 156 30 57 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1980 NY N 2B 18 13 115 31 48 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1980 MON N 2B 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1980 MON N SS 12 7 78 17 24 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .911
1980 TOT N 2B 19 13 119 32 50 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 .943
1980 TOT N SS 34 24 234 47 81 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 .948
1981 CHI A SS 103 102 894 190 340 17 78 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1982 CHI A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 CHI A 3B 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 CHI A SS 108 85 786.1 164 317 26 72 0 0 0 0 0 .949
1983 OAK A 3B 40 35 300.1 34 58 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 .911
1983 OAK A RF 14 8 76 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1983 OAK A DH 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 OAK A 1B 38 23 221.1 208 21 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 .996
1983 OAK A LF 9 5 46 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 OAK A CF 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 OAK A SS 52 36 301 51 93 9 14 1 0 0 0 0 .941
1983 OAK A OF 22 13 125 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1983 OAK A 2B 5 0 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 OAK A 1B 43 22 211 184 13 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1984 OAK A DH 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 OAK A C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 OAK A LF 33 19 199 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 OAK A 3B 4 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 OAK A SS 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 OAK A OF 49 28 287.1 70 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 OAK A RF 17 9 86.1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 OAK A CF 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 PIT N OF 32 23 169 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 PIT N 1B 7 3 24.2 25 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1985 PIT N LF 26 21 148 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 PIT N CF 6 2 21 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 PIT N SS 43 31 306.2 50 101 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1985 PIT N 3B 7 4 37 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1986 PIT N OF 54 28 267 53 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1986 PIT N SS 19 1 41.2 8 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .870
1986 PIT N LF 53 27 262 50 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 PIT N 1B 4 0 7 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1986 PIT N 3B 28 12 128.1 9 26 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .921
1986 PIT N RF 2 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1987 PIT N SS 4 3 26 9 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1987 PIT N 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 PIT N LF 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 PIT N OF 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 NY N 1B 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 NY N SS 22 4 71.1 8 27 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1987 NY N RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 NY N 2B 10 1 29.2 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .917
1987 NY N OF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 TOT N OF 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 TOT N SS 26 7 97.1 17 35 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1988 PHI N 3B 9 3 38.2 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1988 PHI N SS 5 0 12 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1988 PHI N 1B 1 1 8 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 95 49 475 444 37 6 36 0 0 0 0 0 .988
Total C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total LF 123 72 660 129 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 615 480 4412.2 911 1673 119 320 1 0 0 0 0 .956
Total 2B 102 69 646.1 174 222 11 50 0 0 0 0 0 .973
Total CF 9 2 27 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 161 92 855.1 183 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .990
Total 3B 212 153 1412 122 325 35 28 1 0 0 0 0 .927
Total DH 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 34 18 168.1 48 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .961

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1971).
  • Selected by San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres with Dan Briggs to Montreal Expos in exchange for Dave Cash (November 27, 1979).
  • Granted free agency (July 7, 1980).
  • Signed by New York Mets (July 11, 1980).
  • Released by New York Mets (December 19, 1980).
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (February 4, 1981).
  • Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
  • Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 18, 1983).
  • Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
  • Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 8, 1985).
  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Mets in exchange for Al Pedrique and Scott Little (May 29, 1987).
  • Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
  • Signed by New York Mets (January 8, 1988).
  • Traded by New York Mets to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Shawn Barton and Vladimir Perez (March 21, 1988).
  • Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 16, 1988).

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