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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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-10		12	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 15 (2)	MIL		BAL	L,4-5		13	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	7	Apr 17	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-7		14	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	9 (1)	Apr 19	MIL	@	CLE	W,10-7		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	14 (4)	Apr 25	MIL	@	KCR	L,2-3		11	2.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
6	16 (1)	Apr 27	MIL	@	TEX	L,2-4		11	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	21 (4)	May 4	MIL		KCR	L,3-5		14	4.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
8	24 (2)	May 8	MIL		TEX	L,3-5		15	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	29 (4)	May 14	MIL		CLE	L,1-2	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	33 (3)	May 18	MIL	@	NYY	W,6-5	GS	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	36 (2)	May 20 (2)	MIL		DET	L,3-5		17	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	39 (2)	May 24	MIL	@	BOS	L,1-10	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	50 (10)	Jun 5	MIL	@	OAK	W,5-4		14	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	56 (5)	Jun 12	MIL	@	MIN	W,6-3		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	64 (7)	Jun 20	MIL		BOS	L,2-3		18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	70 (5)	Jun 26	MIL		BAL	L,0-6		14	2.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
17	73 (2)	Jun 28	MIL	@	DET	L,6-8		12	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (2)	Jul 2	MIL	@	BAL	W,5-3		19	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	78 (1)	Jul 3 susp	MIL	@	BAL	L,4-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	79	Jul 4	MIL	@	BAL	L,7-10	GF	7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	84 (4)	Jul 9	MIL		KCR	L,6-13		13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	87 (2)	Jul 12	MIL		OAK	L,4-8	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	88	Jul 13	MIL		OAK	L,4-13	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	94 (5)	Jul 20	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	99 (4)	Jul 28	MIL		NYY	W,5-4		16	4.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	103 (3)	Jul 31 (2)	MIL		DET	L,4-9		11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	113 (9)	Aug 10	MIL		MIN	W,5-1	GF	23	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	121 (7)	Aug 19	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-6		21	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	124 (2)	Aug 23	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-6	GS	21	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	128 (3)	Aug 27	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	132 (3)	Aug 31 (1)	MIL		BOS	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	138 (5)	Sep 4	MIL		CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	P
33	142 (3)	Sep 9	MIL	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	147 (4)	Sep 13	MIL	@	BAL	L,6-7	GS	28	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
35	150 (2)	Sep 16	MIL	@	DET	W,5-3	GF	13	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	153 (2)	Sep 21	MIL		BAL	L,4-7	GS	16	3.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
37	156 (2)	Sep 25	MIL		NYY	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							37gm		136.1	7	30	1	38	4