Bill Champion

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 188lb (193cm, 85kg)

Born: September 18, 1947 in Shelby, NC us

Died: January 7, 2017 in Shelby, NC

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shelby HS (Shelby, NC).

High School: Shelby HS (Shelby, NC)

Debut: June 4, 1969 (Age 21-259d, 12,835th in major league history)
vs. SDP 8.0 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: June 5, 1976 (Age 28-261d)
vs. KCR 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Buford Billy Champion

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

4.69

202

102

804.1

360

WHIP

1.525

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-14 / in Starts: 8-12
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	20 (13-5-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
R Stone	1
D Watkins	1
M Ryan	0
R Joseph	0

Most Driven In By
L Hisle	1
C Rojas	1
D Allen	1
T Taylor	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	46 (45)	Jun 4	PHI		SDP	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.039	.22	-0.01%	-0.23	P
2	2	51 (4)	Jun 11	PHI	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.33	-0.024	.03	0.00%	-0.35	P
3	3	56 (4)	Jun 17 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	-0.052	.20	-0.01%	-0.36	P
4	4	62 (5)	Jun 22 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,0-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	68 (5)	Jun 27	PHI	@	MON	W,8-7	GS-8	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.46	0.146	.04	0.01%	1.14	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	74 (5)	Jul 2	PHI	@	PIT	W,14-4	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9						P
7	7	78 (3)	Jul 6 (1)	PHI		MON	W,13-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	.17	-0.020	.02	0.00%	-0.53	P
8	8	84 (5)	Jul 11	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.278	.500	9	1.35	0.082	.14	0.01%	0.45	P
9	9	89 (4)	Jul 16	PHI	@	STL	L,0-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	.65	-0.016	.02	0.00%	-0.15	P
10	10	94 (4)	Jul 20 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.250	.450	9	3.42	0.115	.01	0.00%	1.00	P
11	11	100 (5)	Jul 30 (2)	PHI		ATL	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9	.78	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	12	105 (4)	Aug 3	PHI		CIN	L,17-19	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	.58	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
13	13	107 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	PHI		SFG	L,3-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9						P
14	14	108	Aug 6	PHI		SFG	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9						P
15	15	110 (1)	Aug 9	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.250	.490	9	1.22	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
16	16	118 (7)	Aug 17	PHI		HOU	L,2-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.240	.471	9	.44	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
17	17	123 (4)	Aug 23	PHI		SDP	W,7-6	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.240	.471	9	2.09	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
18	18	127 (3)	Aug 28	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.222	.437	9	1.77	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	19	132 (4)	Sep 2	PHI	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.194	.200	.394	9	.97	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
20	20	137 (4)	Sep 7	PHI	@	NYM	L,3-9	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.212	.418	9	.94	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
21	21	142 (4)	Sep 12	PHI		MON	L,0-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.206	.212	.418	9						P
22	22	148 (5)	Sep 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.206	.212	.418	9						P
23	23	153 (4)	Sep 21	PHI	@	MON	L,6-7	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.194	.200	.394	9	.50	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
							9-14		39	35	4	6	1	0	0	2	1	0	12	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	.171	.194	.200	.394		.89	-0.073	.04	0.00%	-1.39

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