Bill Bonham Notable

b. October 1, 1948 · Chicago Cubs 1971–1977, Cincinnati Reds 1978–1980

Bill Bonham divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago Cubs from 1971, then the Cincinnati Reds through 1980.

He went 75 and 83 with a 4.01 earned run average, pitching 1,487 innings in 300 games. He struck out 985, completed 27 of his 214 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 307 games he batted .172, with 81 hits and 37 runs. He finished with 15 doubles.

He was born in Glendale, CA, USA on October 1, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1971	CHC	33	12	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	.167
1972	CHC	19	14	3	4	0	0	1	2	3	.286
1973	CHC	44	43	1	4	0	0	1	0	17	.093
1974	CHC	48	84	8	12	2	0	4	2	25	.143
1975	CHC	40	82	8	15	1	1	6	1	19	.183
1976	CHC	32	65	6	13	4	0	2	2	15	.200
1977	CHC	35	65	3	15	3	0	3	1	14	.231
1978	CIN	23	43	2	8	3	0	5	4	9	.186
1979	CIN	29	57	3	8	2	0	2	0	18	.140
1980	CIN	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Career	—	307	471	37	81	15	1	24	13	125	.172

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1971	CHC	2	1	33	2	0	60.0	63	31	36	41	4.65
1972	CHC	1	1	19	4	4	57.2	56	20	25	49	3.12
1973	CHC	7	5	44	15	6	152.0	126	51	64	121	3.02
1974	CHC	11	22	44	36	1	242.2	246	104	109	191	3.86
1975	CHC	13	15	38	36	0	229.1	254	120	109	165	4.71
1976	CHC	9	13	32	31	0	196.0	215	93	96	110	4.27
1977	CHC	10	13	34	34	0	214.2	207	104	82	134	4.36
1978	CIN	11	5	23	23	0	140.1	151	55	50	83	3.53
1979	CIN	9	7	29	29	0	175.2	173	74	60	78	3.79
1980	CIN	2	1	4	4	0	19.0	21	10	5	13	4.74
Career	—	75	83	300	214	11	1487.1	1512	662	636	985	4.01

On this day & linked events

1948

Born October 1, 1948

Glendale, CA, USA

1971

Major-league debut: Bill Bonham

Bill Bonham made a major-league debut on April 7, 1971.

1980

Final major-league game: Bill Bonham

Bill Bonham played a final major-league game on July 26, 1980.

Image: JD McCarthy, public domain