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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1938)}}
{{Infobox MLB player
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Billy Bryan
|position=[[Catcher]]
|image=Billy Bryan 1965.jpg
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|birthdatebirth_date={{Birth date and age|1938|12|4}}
|birthplacebirth_place=[[Morgan, Georgia|Morgan]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]]
|death_date=
|deathdate=
|death_place=
|deathplace=
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 12
|debutyear=1961
|debutteam=Kansas City Athletics
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 23
|finalyear=1968
|finalteam=Washington Senators
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.216
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
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|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=125
|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>
*[[Oakland Athletics|Kansas City Athletics]] ({{bybaseball year|1961}}–{{bybaseball year|1966}})
*[[New York Yankees]] (1966–{{by|1966}}–{{bybaseball year|1967}})
*[[TexasWashington RangersSenators (baseball1961–71)|Washington Senators]] ({{bybaseball year|1968}})
}}
'''William Ronald Bryan''' (born December 4, 1938, in [[Morgan, Georgia]]) is an [[United States|American]] former [[Major League Baseball]] [[catcher]]. who Heappeared wasin signed374 bygames theover [[Kansasall Cityor Athletics]]portions inof 1960. Bryan played 8eight seasons infor the majors: [[Kansas City Athletics,]] ({{mlby|1961-1965;}}–{{mlby|1966}}), [[New York Yankees]], 1966-(1966–{{mlby|1967;}}) and the [[Washington Senators (1961-19711961–71)|Washington Senators]], ({{mlby|1968}}). Born in [[Morgan, Georgia]], Bryan stood {{convert|6|ft|4|in|abbr=off}} tall, weighed {{convert|200|lb|abbr=off}}, batted [[left-handed]] and threw [[right-handed]].
 
BryanHe hadwas somesigned by the Athletics in 1960 and enjoyed early success at the [[minor league baseball|minor -league]] level, making the All-Star team forin the 1961 Class B [[Northwest League]]<ref>''Baseball Digest,'', March 1962, page 85</ref> and hitting 25 [[home runs]], [[runs batted in|knocking in]] 85 [[run (baseball)|runs]], and [[batting average (baseball)|batting]] .295 in the Double-A [[Texas League]] in 1962.<ref>[httphttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minorsplayers/playerb/bryanbi01.cgi?id=bryan-003wilshtml Baseball Reference]]]</ref> ButWhile although heBryan hit for some power in the Majorsmajors, especially when he was the regular or semi-regular catcher for the Athletics in 1964–1965, he hitcompiled onlya .216batting atmark theof Majoronly League level.216, with 209 career [[hit (baseball)|hits]] (including 32 [[double (baseball)|doubles]], nine [[triple (baseball)|triples]] and 41 homers), 968 [[at bats]], and 283 [[strikeout|strikeouts]]s.
 
He retired in 1970 after 11 pro seasons.
 
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bryanbi01.shtml Baseball Reference]
*[https://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/beisbol/mostrar.php?ID=bryabil001 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League]
 
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[[Category:1938 births]]
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