| 词条 | Bill Mills (baseball) |
| 释义 |
| name = Bill Mills | image = | image_size = | position = Catcher | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1919|11|02|mf=y}}[1] | birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts[1] | death_date = | death_place = | bats = Right | throws = Right | debutdate = May 19 | debutyear = {{baseball year|1944}} | debutteam = Philadelphia Athletics | finaldate = June 3 | finalyear = {{baseball year|1944}} | finalteam = Philadelphia Athletics | stat1label=Batting average | stat1value=.250 | stat2label=Home runs | stat2value=0 | stat3label=Runs batted in | stat3value=0 | stat4label=Hits | stat4value=1 | teams =
}}William Henry Mills [Buster] (born November 2, 1919) is a former catcher who played in Major League Baseball during the {{baseball year|1944}} season. Listed at {{height|ft=5|in=10}}, 175 lb, he batted and threw right-handed.[1] Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Mills was one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II.[1] Early lifeMills started with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1944 as an unsigned free agent out of Holy Cross, where he was a member of the football and baseball squads from 1939 through 1943. In his senior season, Mills served as the captain of the Crusaders baseball team and won the batting title of the league with a .586 average. He was nicknamed Buster after Colonel Buster Mills, who spent nine seasons in the major leagues as a player or manager.[2] CareerMills, who had been rejected by the military draft because of a perforated ear drum, started his professional baseball career in 1944 with the Lancaster Red Roses of the Interstate League, but was promoted to the Athletics in the month of June as the draft was depleting major league rosters of first-line players. He was used primarily as a pinch-hitter in four games and caught one game, going 1-for-4 for a .250 batting average.[1][3][4] Following his major league stint, Mills played in the minor leagues until 1949. Over a five-year career, he posted a .286 average with 17 home runs in 316 games.[4] Later lifeAfter retirement, Mills returned to his native Boston and pursued a teaching and coaching career at the high school level. At age 99, he is the second oldest living baseball player, behind Tom Jordan.[5] See also
Sources1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millsbi01.shtml |title= Baseball-Reference.com – Major league profile}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Bill}}2. ^One Hit Wonders – George Rose. Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated, 2004. Format: Paperback, 212 pp. Language: English. {{ISBN|0-595-31807-X}} 3. ^One Hit Wonders 4. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mills-005wil |title= Baseball-Reference.com – Minor league career}} 5. ^One Hit Wonders 11 : Major League Baseball catchers|Philadelphia Athletics players|Lancaster Red Roses players|Providence Chiefs players|Providence Grays players|Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players|Holy Cross Crusaders baseball players|Baseball players from Massachusetts|Sportspeople from Boston|1919 births|Living people |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。