1950
Born April 25, 1950
Fort Stockton, TX, USA
Bill Greif Notable
Bill Greif played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Houston Astros in 1971 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1976. His longest stay was with the San Diego Padres, from 1972 to 1976.
He went 31 and 67 with a 4.41 earned run average, pitching 715.7 innings in 231 games. He struck out 442 and threw 5 shutouts. Across 234 games he batted .072, with 12 hits and 6 runs.
He was born in Fort Stockton, TX, USA on April 25, 1950. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | HOU | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1972 | SDP | 34 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .030 |
| 1973 | SDP | 36 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .098 |
| 1974 | SDP | 46 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 0 | .071 |
| 1975 | SDP | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | SDP/STL | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 234 | 166 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 73 | 0 | .072 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | HOU | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 5.06 |
| 1972 | SDP | 5 | 16 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 125.1 | 143 | 78 | 47 | 91 | 5.60 |
| 1973 | SDP | 10 | 17 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 199.1 | 181 | 71 | 62 | 120 | 3.21 |
| 1974 | SDP | 9 | 19 | 43 | 35 | 1 | 226.0 | 244 | 117 | 95 | 137 | 4.66 |
| 1975 | SDP | 4 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 9 | 72.0 | 74 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 3.88 |
| 1976 | SDP/STL | 2 | 8 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 77.0 | 87 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 5.26 |
| Career | — | 31 | 67 | 231 | 97 | 19 | 715.2 | 747 | 351 | 287 | 442 | 4.41 |
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