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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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-24 / in Starts: 7-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	21 (12-6-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
Self	1
D Money	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	68	4 (3)	Apr 18	PHI		STL	W,6-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.79	-0.121	2.67	-0.11%	-1.07	P
2	69	9 (4)	Apr 26	PHI	@	SFG	L,6-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.020	1.20	-0.02%	-0.21	P
3	70	14 (4)	Apr 30 (2)	PHI	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.571	.714	9	.66	0.134	1.05	0.13%	0.62	P
May		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
4	71	18 (3)	May 5	PHI		SFG	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.556	.778	9	1.71	-0.110	3.03	-0.12%	-0.63	P
5	72	22 (3)	May 11	PHI		SDP	W,6-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.500	.700	9	1.70	-0.083	2.90	-0.09%	-0.78	P
6	73	26 (3)	May 16	PHI		CHC	L,1-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.500	.700	9						P
7	74	30 (3)	May 20 (2)	PHI		NYM	L,1-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.455	.636	9	1.09	-0.027	1.76	-0.03%	-0.21	P
8	75	36 (5)	May 27	PHI	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS-7	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.538	.846	9	1.37	0.082	.86	0.03%	0.56	P
Jun		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
9	76	44 (7)	Jun 4	PHI		CIN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733	9	1.19	-0.058	.16	-0.01%	-0.42	P
10	77	47 (2)	Jun 8	PHI		HOU	W,7-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.389	.611	9	.64	-0.051	.06	0.00%	-0.90	P
11	78	48	Jun 9	PHI		ATL	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.389	.611	2						PR
12	79	51 (2)	Jun 13 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.350	.550	9	.93	-0.039	.12	0.00%	-0.44	P
13	80	56 (4)	Jun 18	PHI	@	HOU	L,0-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.350	.550	9						P
14	81	61 (4)	Jun 26	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.333	.524	9	.38	-0.010	.02	0.00%	-0.10	P
15	82	66 (4)	Jun 30	PHI		STL	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.318	.500	9	1.04	-0.025	.02	0.00%	-0.21	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
16	83	71 (4)	Jul 4	PHI		SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.292	.458	9	.61	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
17	84	75 (3)	Jul 8	PHI		SDP	L,5-8	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.280	.472	9	1.60	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
18	85	80 (4)	Jul 12	PHI		LAD	L,5-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.280	.472	9						P
19	86	84 (3)	Jul 18	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.269	.454	9	.71	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
20	87	87 (2)	Jul 22	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.296	.511	9	.69	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.24	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
21	88	98 (10)	Aug 2	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.286	.493	9	.91	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
22	89	103 (4)	Aug 8	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.276	.476	9	.72	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
23	90	108 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	PHI		MON	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.267	.460	9	1.29	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
24	91	110 (1)	Aug 16	PHI		CIN	L,2-8	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.194	.267	.460	9						P
25	92	117 (6)	Aug 23	PHI		ATL	L,6-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.194	.267	.460	9						P
26	93	118	Aug 25	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.194	.267	.460	9						P
27	94	121 (2)	Aug 29	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.194	.267	.460	9						PR
Sep/Oct		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
28	95	125 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	PHI	@	ATL	L,5-11	1-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.250	.432	9	.77	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
29	96	135 (9)	Sep 10	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.182	.250	.432	9						P
30	97	138 (2)	Sep 13	PHI		NYM	L,6-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.182	.250	.432	6						P
31	98	148 (9)	Sep 26	PHI		PIT	L,1-5	2-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.235	.407	9	1.49	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
32	99	153 (4)	Oct 1	PHI	@	MON	L,6-10	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.171	.235	.407	9						P
							8-24		40	34	1	5	0	0	1	1	1	0	16	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	.147	.171	.235	.407		1.09	-0.499	.77	-0.21%	-5.43

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