William Ronald Bryan (born December 4, 1938, in Morgan, Georgia) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He was signed by the Kansas City Athletics in 1960. Bryan played 8 seasons in the majors: Kansas City Athletics, 1961–1965; New York Yankees, 1966–1967; and the Washington Senators, 1968. Bryan stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall, weighed 200 pounds (91 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Billy Bryan | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Morgan, Georgia | December 4, 1938|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 12, 1961, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 23, 1968, for the Washington Senators | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .216 |
Home runs | 41 |
Runs batted in | 125 |
Teams | |
Bryan had some success at the minor league level, making the All-Star team for the 1961 Class B Northwest League[1] and hitting 25 home runs, knocking in 85 runs, and batting .295 in the Double-A Texas League in 1962.[2] But although he hit for some power in the Majors, especially when he was the regular or semi-regular catcher for the Athletics in 1964–1965, he hit only .216 at the Major League level, with 209 career hits, 968 at bats, and 283 strikeouts.
References
- ^ Baseball Digest, March 1962, page 85
- ^ Baseball Reference
External links
- Baseball Reference
- Baseball Reference (Minor league)
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League