Bill Connors
William Joseph Connors III
Born: November 2, 1941
Schenectady, NY US
Deceased: June 17, 2018
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 2B, C, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1961-1970
Major League Statistics
Bill Connors compiled a career record of 76 wins and 74 losses, with 12 saves, and a 3.44 ERA in his 248-game pitching career with the Carlsbad Potashes, Wenatchee Chiefs, Palatka Cubs, Fort Worth Cats, Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Salt Lake City Bees, Tacoma Cubs, Jacksonville Suns, Tidewater Tides and Pompano Beach Mets. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
 Fort Worth Cats |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs |
 Salt Lake City Bees |
 Tacoma Cubs |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Tidewater Tides |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | D | SOPH | Carlsbad Potashes | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.52 | 4 | 2 | 23.0 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | D | FLOR | Palatka Cubs | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.53 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 64.0 | 50 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.22 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 187.0 | 173 | 87 | 67 | 9 | 71 | 2 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1964 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 7 | 14 | .333 | 4.00 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 198.0 | 216 | 113 | 88 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 106 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.88 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2.09 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 56.0 | 45 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.67 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 108.0 | 122 | 45 | 44 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 8 | 11 | .421 | 2.60 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 159.0 | 139 | 59 | 46 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.05 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 177.0 | 180 | 76 | 60 | 10 | 60 | 5 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.97 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 112.0 | 101 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 7 | 13 | .350 | 4.76 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 140.0 | 148 | 90 | 74 | 18 | 72 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1970 | A | FLOR | Pompano Beach Mets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.98 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 43.0 | 43 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 76 | 74 | .507 | 3.44 | 248 | 161 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 12 | 1299.0 | 1289 | 628 | 496 | 97 | 420 | 27 | 753 | 19 | 7 | 37 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 32 | 122 | 111 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 33 | .225 | .281 | .279 | .560 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1961 | D | SOPH | Carlsbad Potashes | 29 | 124 | 97 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | .227 | .382 | .278 | .660 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | D | FLOR | Palatka Cubs | 100 | 317 | 280 | 31 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 31 | 39 | .296 | .366 | .357 | .723 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 34 | 76 | 71 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .225 | .236 | .268 | .504 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 40 | 81 | 70 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | .229 | .308 | .257 | .565 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 21 | 42 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .256 | .244 | .410 | .654 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1965 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 10 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .407 | .333 | .741 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 27 | 55 | 53 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .170 | .170 | .208 | .377 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 29 | 67 | 60 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .183 | .188 | .200 | .388 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 23 | 44 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .190 | .190 | .214 | .405 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | FLOR | Pompano Beach Mets | 24 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .308 | .708 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 410 | 982 | 871 | 79 | 213 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 167 | .245 | .306 | .294 | .600 | 256 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | D | SOPH | Carlsbad Potashes | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 2B | 30 | 65 | 66 | 14 | 15 | .903 | 4.367 | ||||
| 1961 | D | SOPH | Carlsbad Potashes | 2B | 25 | 59 | 57 | 9 | 19 | .928 | 4.640 | ||||
| 1962 | D | FLOR | Palatka Cubs | OF | 29 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .896 | 1.483 | ||||
| 1962 | D | FLOR | Palatka Cubs | C | 26 | 189 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .986 | 8.000 | 8 | |||
| 1962 | D | FLOR | Palatka Cubs | P | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .909 | ||||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | P | 30 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 3 | .905 | 1.900 | ||||
| 1964 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 35 | 21 | 50 | 3 | 3 | .959 | 2.029 | ||||
| 1965 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | P | 9 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 16 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .926 | 1.562 | ||||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 26 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 1.808 | ||||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 27 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 7 | .967 | 2.185 | ||||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 23 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.565 | ||||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 33 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .917 | .667 | ||||
| 1970 | A | FLOR | Pompano Beach Mets | P | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .417 | ||||
| Totals | 348 | 445 | 390 | 47 | 54 | .947 | 2.399 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | D | Sophomore League | Carlsbad Potashes | CHN | ||
| 1961 | B | Northwest League | Wenatchee Chiefs | CHN | ||
| 1962 | D | Florida State League | Palatka Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1963 | A | Northwest League | Wenatchee Chiefs | CHN | ||
| 1964 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | CHN | ||
| 1965 | A | Northwest League | Wenatchee Chiefs | CHN | ||
| 1965 | AA | Texas League | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | CHN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | CHN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | NYN | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1970 | A | Florida State League | Pompano Beach Mets | NYN |
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