Bill Heath
[edit] Biography
Bill Heath (William Chris Heath) was born on March 10, 1939 in Yuba City, California. He made his Major League debut on October 3, 1965 for the Houston Astros. Heath played for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| 55
| 123
| 12
| 37
| 0
| 8
| .301
| .353
| .350
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .333
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 20
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .125
| .152
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 29
| 43
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .116
| .208
| .116
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 27
| 32
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .156
| .378
| .219
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 91
| 166
| 13
| 43
| 0
| 9
| .259
| .358
| .307
| 6
| 1
| 25
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 21
| 33
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .121
| .147
| .121
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 112
| 199
| 13
| 47
| 0
| 13
| .236
| .326
| .276
| 6
| 1
| 26
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| C
| 37
| 28
| 252
| 167
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 14
| 1
| .995
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| C
| 4
| 2
| 20
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| C
| 7
| 4
| 42
| 38
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| C
| 11
| 6
| 62
| 58
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| C
| 9
| 7
| 60.2
| 44
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 57
| 41
| 374.2
| 269
| 29
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 29
| 19
| 1
| .993
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (July 28, 1960).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with a player to be named later to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Rudy May (October 15, 1964); Chicago White Sox received Joel Gibson (November 23, 1964).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Dave Nicholson to Houston Astros in exchange for Jack Lamabe, Ray Cordeiro and cash (December 1, 1965).
- Sold by Houston Astros to Detroit Tigers (May 8, 1967).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to New York Yankees (@April 13, 1968).
- Sold by New York Yankees to Los Angeles Dodgers (@July 6, 1968).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (1969).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (1969).
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