Billy McCool
Billy McCool | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Batesville, Indiana, U.S. | July 14, 1944|
Died: June 8, 2014 Summerfield, Florida, U.S. | (aged 69)|
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 24, 1964, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 8, 1970, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 32–42 |
Earned run average | 3.59 |
Strikeouts | 471 |
Saves | 58 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
William John McCool (July 14, 1944 – June 8, 2014)[1] was an American professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), mostly with the Cincinnati Reds. He also spent a year each with the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals.
Born in Batesville, Indiana, McCool went to nearby Lawrenceburg High School in Lawrenceburg, where the McCools lived.[2][3] He graduated from LHS in 1962 and was signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent in 1963.
He started his pro career in 1963, playing Class-D ball for the Reds organization in Tampa, Florida and later that year made the jump to the then-Triple-A San Diego Padres.[2] He was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg).
He made his major league debut at the young age of 19 on April 24, 1964.[3] The first batter he faced was Jesús Alou (who singled) as McCool pitched two innings in relief of Al Worthington in a 15-5 Reds loss to the San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati's Crosley Field.[4] That year he was named The Sporting News National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year.[2][5]
In 1965 and 1966 he was second in the
He was among the players drafted by the
After retiring from baseball in 1970 McCool moved to
McCool died in his Summerfield, Florida home on June 8, 2014.[7]
References
- ^ a b "William John McCool Obituary". Dayton Daily News. June 13, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 9780738503066. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Billy McCool Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ "April 24, 1964 San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. April 24, 1964. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ "Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award by The Sporting News on Baseball Almanac". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ "Billy Mccool Makes It To The Hall". Thedcregister.com. February 8, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ Billy McCool at Society for American Baseball Research
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)