Bill Bethea
William Homer Bethea
Born: August 21, 1929
Greensboro, NC US
Deceased: July 8, 2017
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 1953-1961
Bill Bethea compiled a career record of 40 wins and 32 losses and a 3.67 ERA in his 101-game pitching career with the Wellsville Braves, Clinton Pirates, St. Jean Canadians, Lexington Indians and Raleigh Capitals. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 3 | 6 | .333 | 7.44 | 17 | 8 | 52.0 | 66 | 53 | 43 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | 9 | 6 | .600 | 4.28 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 122.0 | 109 | 76 | 58 | 1 | 111 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.18 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 147.0 | 120 | 73 | 52 | 3 | 136 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1955 | C | PROV | St. Jean Canadians | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | D | SALL3 | Lexington Indians | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1.35 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 140.0 | 71 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 102 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| 1961 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 0 | 5 | .000 | 7.75 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 33.7 | 45 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Lexington Indians | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.49 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 67.0 | 62 | 48 | 26 | 5 | 55 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Totals | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3.67 | 101 | 75 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 561.7 | 473 | 320 | 229 | 15 | 487 | 0 | 461 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 27 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .300 | .467 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | 18 | 53 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .080 | .132 | .120 | .252 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | C | PROV | St. Jean Canadians | 2 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | 26 | 64 | 60 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .183 | .197 | .300 | .497 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | D | SALL3 | Lexington Indians | 21 | 57 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | .075 | .109 | .075 | .185 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Lexington Indians | 13 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .192 | .250 | .231 | .481 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 10 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .214 | .267 | .500 | .767 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 117 | 251 | 235 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 87 | .136 | .168 | .213 | .381 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | P | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | P | 24 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 4 | .949 | 1.542 |
| 1955 | C | PROV | St. Jean Canadians | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | D | SALL3 | Lexington Indians | P | 20 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 1 | .828 | 1.200 |
| 1961 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Lexington Indians | P | 12 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 101 | 23 | 71 | 11 | 8 | .895 | .931 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | PONY League | Wellsville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | D | Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League | Clinton Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1955 | D | Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League | Clinton Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1955 | C | Provincial League | St. Jean Canadians | PIT | ||
| 1960 | D | Western Carolina League | Lexington Indians | |||
| 1961 | D | Western Carolina League | Lexington Indians | NYN | ||
| 1961 | B | Carolina League | Raleigh Capitals | NYN |
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