Bill Champion Notable

b. September 18, 1947 · Philadelphia Phillies 1969–1972, Milwaukee Brewers 1973–1976

Bill Champion divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Phillies from 1969, then the Milwaukee Brewers through 1976.

He went 34 and 50 with a 4.69 earned run average, pitching 804.3 innings in 202 games. He struck out 360 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 204 games he batted .141, with 14 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.

He was born in Shelby, NC, USA on September 18, 1947, and died on January 7, 2017. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1969	PHI	23	35	4	6	1	0	2	1	12	.171
1970	PHI	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1971	PHI	37	27	0	3	1	0	2	0	9	.111
1972	PHI	32	34	1	5	0	1	1	1	16	.147
1973	MIL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1974	MIL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1975	MIL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1976	MIL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	204	99	5	14	2	1	5	2	39	.141

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1969	PHI	5	10	23	20	1	116.2	130	65	63	70	5.01
1970	PHI	0	2	7	1	0	14.0	21	14	10	12	9.00
1971	PHI	3	5	37	9	0	108.2	100	53	48	49	4.39
1972	PHI	4	14	30	22	0	132.2	155	75	54	54	5.09
1973	MIL	5	8	37	11	1	136.1	139	56	62	67	3.70
1974	MIL	11	4	31	23	0	161.2	168	65	49	60	3.62
1975	MIL	6	6	27	13	0	110.0	125	72	55	40	5.89
1976	MIL	0	1	10	3	0	24.1	35	19	13	8	7.03
Career	—	34	50	202	102	2	804.1	873	419	354	360	4.69

On this day & linked events

1947

Born September 18, 1947

Shelby, NC, USA

2017

Died January 7, 2017

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