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Bill Champion, 59' former Brewers, Pihillies pitcher
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appl...@gmail.com
Jan 11, 2017, 11:03:10 AM1/11/17
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Shelby native and former Major League pitcher Billy Champion died Saturday (January 7, 2017) at the age of 69.
The 1965 Shelby High School graduate, also a former Post 82 American Legion standout, started his MLB career with the Philadelphia Phillies (1969-72).
He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers before the 1973 season, where he spent his final four professional seasons.
Champion struck out 70 batters and posted a 5-10 record in his rookie season in 1969. With Milwaukee in 1974, he had arguably his best season - going 11-4 with a 3.62 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 161 innings.
Before breaking into the Major League ranks, he had two especially impressive seasons in the Phillies' farm system. With both Huron in the Northern League (1965) and Tidewater in the Carolina League (1968), he fashioned the top Earned Run Average in those respective leagues.
According to his obituary, following his pitching career, Champion worked as a coach and a scout for Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers organizations. In addition to providing instruction to local pitchers, he also worked for Major League Baseball International Development in China for several years, retiring in 2015.
Shelby native and former Major League pitcher Billy Champion died Saturday (January 7, 2017) at the age of 69.
The 1965 Shelby High School graduate, also a former Post 82 American Legion standout, started his MLB career with the Philadelphia Phillies (1969-72).
He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers before the 1973 season, where he spent his final four professional seasons.
Champion struck out 70 batters and posted a 5-10 record in his rookie season in 1969. With Milwaukee in 1974, he had arguably his best season - going 11-4 with a 3.62 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 161 innings.
Before breaking into the Major League ranks, he had two especially impressive seasons in the Phillies' farm system. With both Huron in the Northern League (1965) and Tidewater in the Carolina League (1968), he fashioned the top Earned Run Average in those respective leagues.
According to his obituary, following his pitching career, Champion worked as a coach and a scout for Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers organizations. In addition to providing instruction to local pitchers, he also worked for Major League Baseball International Development in China for several years, retiring in 2015.
Rick B.
Jan 11, 2017, 11:50:34 AM1/11/17
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>Shelby native and former Major League pitcher Billy Champion died Saturday =
went to. It did not go too well for him, or for most of the other pitchers:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI196908030.shtml
appl...@gmail.com says...
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>Shelby native and former Major League pitcher Billy Champion died Saturday =
>(January 7, 2017) at the age of 69.
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>The 1965 Shelby High School graduate, also a former Post 82 American Legion=
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> standout, started his MLB career with the Philadelphia Phillies (1969-72).
Bill Champion was the starting pitcher of the first major league game I ever
went to. It did not go too well for him, or for most of the other pitchers:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI196908030.shtml
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