1937
Born August 5, 1937
St. Louis, MO, USA
Bill Pleis Notable
b. August 5, 1937 · Minnesota Twins 1961–1966
Bill Pleis played 1961 to 1966 for the Minnesota Twins as a pitcher.
He went 21 and 16 with a 4.07 earned run average, pitching 280.7 innings in 190 games. He struck out 184. Across 190 games he batted .160, with 8 hits and 5 runs.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on August 5, 1937, and died on October 17, 2025. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | MIN | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 1962 | MIN | 21 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| 1963 | MIN | 36 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .125 |
| 1964 | MIN | 47 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1965 | MIN | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | MIN | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 190 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .160 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | MIN | 4 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 56.1 | 59 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 4.95 |
| 1962 | MIN | 2 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 45.0 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 31 | 4.40 |
| 1963 | MIN | 6 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 68.0 | 67 | 33 | 16 | 37 | 4.37 |
| 1964 | MIN | 4 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 50.2 | 43 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 3.91 |
| 1965 | MIN | 4 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 51.1 | 49 | 17 | 27 | 33 | 2.98 |
| 1966 | MIN | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1.93 |
| Career | — | 21 | 16 | 190 | 10 | 13 | 280.2 | 269 | 127 | 126 | 184 | 4.07 |
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