1956
Born July 13, 1956
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Bill Caudill Notable
b. July 13, 1956 · Chicago Cubs 1979–1981, Seattle Mariners 1982–1983, Oakland Athletics 1984, 1987, Toronto Blue Jays 1985–1986
Bill Caudill played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1979 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1987.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 106 games and appeared 445 times, with a 3.68 earned run average. He struck out 620. Across 445 games he batted .122, with 5 hits and 0 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was an All-Star in 1984.
He was born in Santa Monica, CA, USA on July 13, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1984 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CHC | 29 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .059 |
| 1980 | CHC | 72 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| 1981 | CHC | 30 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| 1982 | SEA | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | SEA | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | OAK | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | TOR | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | TOR | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | OAK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 445 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .122 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CHC | 1 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 90.0 | 89 | 48 | 41 | 104 | 4.80 |
| 1980 | CHC | 4 | 6 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 127.2 | 100 | 31 | 59 | 112 | 2.19 |
| 1981 | CHC | 1 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 71.0 | 87 | 46 | 31 | 45 | 5.83 |
| 1982 | SEA | 12 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 26 | 95.2 | 65 | 25 | 35 | 111 | 2.35 |
| 1983 | SEA | 2 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 26 | 72.2 | 70 | 38 | 38 | 73 | 4.71 |
| 1984 | OAK | 9 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 36 | 96.1 | 77 | 29 | 31 | 89 | 2.71 |
| 1985 | TOR | 4 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 14 | 69.1 | 53 | 23 | 35 | 46 | 2.99 |
| 1986 | TOR | 2 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 36.1 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 6.19 |
| 1987 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 35 | 52 | 445 | 24 | 106 | 667.0 | 587 | 273 | 288 | 620 | 3.68 |
On this day & linked events
1979
Major-league debut: Bill Caudill
Bill Caudill made a major-league debut on May 12, 1979.
1987
Final major-league game: Bill Caudill
Bill Caudill played a final major-league game on July 28, 1987.
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