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Bill Stafford

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Win–loss record
  
43–40

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Bill Stafford

Strikeouts
  
449

Earned run average
  
3.52



Died
  
September 19, 2001, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Bill stafford


William Charles Stafford (August 13, 1939 – September 19, 2001) was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1960 to 1967. Stafford was a successful pitcher for the New York Yankees from 1961 to 1962, winning a combined 28 games in two seasons. He appeared in the World Series 3 times for the Yankees from 1960 to 1962, and was the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the 1962 World Series versus the San Francisco Giants. In September 2001, Stafford died in his home at the age of 62 of a heart attack.

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Teams

  • New York Yankees, 1960–1965
  • Kansas City Athletics, 1966–1967

    • Pitching stats

  • 186 Games
  • 43 Wins
  • 40 Losses
  • 9 Saves
  • 449 Strikeouts
  • 3.52 ERA
  • In 1961, Stafford had the second best ERA in the American League with 2.68. On October 1 of that season, he was the winning pitcher when Roger Maris hit his 61st home run of the season, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 in 1927.
  • As a kid in New York Stafford played at Athens Little League in Athens, New York.

    • References

    Bill Stafford Wikipedia
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