Bill Almon

Bill Almon
Utility player
Born: November 21, 1952 (1952-11-21) Providence, Rhode Island
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1974 for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
June 14, 1988 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average	.254
Hits	846
Runs batted in	296
Teams
San Diego Padres (1974–1979) Montreal Expos (1980) New York Mets (1980) Chicago White Sox (1981–1982) Oakland Athletics (1983–1984) Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–1987) New York Mets (1987) Philadelphia Phillies (1988)
Career highlights and awards
Led NL in sacrifice hits in 1977 (20)

William Francis Almon (born November 21, 1952) is a retired American baseball player who played in the major leagues from 1974 through 1988. A utility player, he played first base, second base, shortstop, third base, outfield and designated hitter. He played for the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies of the National League, and the Chicago White Sox and Oakland A's in the American League.

Almon played collegiate baseball at Brown University. He was the first overall pick in the 1974 amateur draft, by the Padres.

Almon led all major league shortstops in putouts with 303 in 1977 and led the National League in sacrifice hits with 20 that same year. Almon's best season was in the strike shortened 1981 campaign when, as the starting shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, he hit .301 with 16 stolen bases.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Preceded by David Clyde

First overall pick in the MLB Entry Draft 1974

Succeeded by Danny Goodwin