Bill Stoneman Notable

b. April 7, 1944 · Chicago Cubs 1967–1968, Montreal Expos 1969–1973, California Angels 1974

Bill Stoneman played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1967 and closing with the California Angels in 1974. His longest stay was with the Montreal Expos, from 1969 to 1973.

He went 54 and 85 with a 4.08 earned run average, pitching 1,236.3 innings in 245 games. He struck out 934, completed 45 of his 169 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 253 games he batted .086, with 29 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was an All-Star in 1972. He threw two no-hitters — 1969 and 1972.

He was born in Oak Park, IL, USA on April 7, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1972

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1967	CHC	28	13	0	0	0	0	1	11	0	.000
1968	CHC	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000
1969	MON	42	73	5	4	2	0	6	55	0	.055
1970	MON	42	60	0	6	2	0	1	31	0	.100
1971	MON	41	93	12	12	0	5	9	61	1	.129
1972	MON	40	75	4	6	0	1	2	39	0	.080
1973	MON	29	20	2	1	0	2	4	12	0	.050
1974	CAL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	253	338	23	29	4	8	23	212	1	.086

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1967	CHC	2	4	28	2	4	63.0	51	23	22	52	3.29
1968	CHC	0	1	18	0	0	29.1	35	18	14	18	5.52
1969	MON	11	19	42	36	0	235.2	233	115	123	185	4.39
1970	MON	7	15	40	30	0	207.2	209	106	109	176	4.59
1971	MON	17	16	39	38	0	294.2	243	103	146	251	3.15
1972	MON	12	14	36	35	0	250.2	213	83	102	171	2.98
1973	MON	4	8	29	17	1	96.2	120	73	55	48	6.80
1974	CAL	1	8	13	11	0	58.2	78	40	31	33	6.14
Career	—	54	85	245	169	5	1236.1	1182	561	602	934	4.08

On this day & linked events

1944

Born April 7, 1944

Oak Park, IL, USA

1967

Major-league debut: Bill Stoneman

Bill Stoneman made a major-league debut on July 16, 1967.

1969

Bill Stoneman's No-Hitter

Bill Stoneman threw a no-hitter for the Montreal Expos against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 17, 1969, winning 7–0.

1972

Bill Stoneman's No-Hitter

Bill Stoneman threw a no-hitter for the Montreal Expos against the New York Mets on October 2, 1972, winning 7–0.

1974

Final major-league game: Bill Stoneman

Bill Stoneman played a final major-league game on June 30, 1974.

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