1952
Born October 27, 1952
Norwood, MA, USA
Bill Travers Notable
Bill Travers divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Milwaukee Brewers from 1974, then the California Angels through 1983.
He went 65 and 71 with a 4.10 earned run average, pitching 1,120.7 innings in 205 games. He struck out 488, completed 46 of his 168 starts and threw 10 shutouts.
He was an All-Star in 1976.
He was born in Norwood, MA, USA on October 27, 1952. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1976 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | MIL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | MIL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | MIL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | MIL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | MIL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | MIL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | MIL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | CAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | CAL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | MIL | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | 59 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 4.92 |
| 1975 | MIL | 6 | 11 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 136.1 | 130 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 4.29 |
| 1976 | MIL | 15 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 240.0 | 211 | 75 | 95 | 120 | 2.81 |
| 1977 | MIL | 4 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 121.2 | 140 | 71 | 57 | 49 | 5.25 |
| 1978 | MIL | 12 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 175.2 | 184 | 86 | 58 | 66 | 4.41 |
| 1979 | MIL | 14 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 187.1 | 196 | 81 | 45 | 74 | 3.89 |
| 1980 | MIL | 12 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 154.1 | 147 | 67 | 47 | 62 | 3.91 |
| 1981 | CAL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9.2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8.38 |
| 1983 | CAL | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 42.2 | 58 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 5.91 |
| Career | — | 65 | 71 | 205 | 168 | 1 | 1120.2 | 1139 | 511 | 415 | 488 | 4.10 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Major-league debut: Bill Travers
Bill Travers made a major-league debut on May 19, 1974.
1983
Final major-league game: Bill Travers
Bill Travers played a final major-league game on July 17, 1983.
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