Bill Champion (baseball)

Billy Champion
Billy Champion
	Pitcher
	Born: September 18, 1947; Shelby, North Carolina
	Died: January 7, 2017 (aged 69); Shelby, North Carolina
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 4, 1969, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	June 5, 1976, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	34–50
Earned run average	4.69
Innings	8041⁄3
Strikeouts	360
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1969–1972); Milwaukee Brewers (1973–1976);

Buford Billy Champion (September 18, 1947 – January 7, 2017) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played in 202 games in the Major Leagues from 1969–1976.

He pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies. Before making the majors in 1969, he was a two-time earned run average minor league leader: he was Northern League ERA champ with Huron in 1965, and led the Carolina League in ERA in 1968.^[1] He was part of the trade that brought Don Money to Milwaukee, as the Phillies traded Champion, Money and John Vukovich to Milwaukee for pitchers Jim Lonborg, Ken Sanders, Ken Brett and Earl Stephenson on October 31, 1972.^[2] Champion went on to become a scout for the Chicago Cubs and pitching coach for the Greenville Braves.^[3]

Champion died on January 7, 2017.^[4]

References

^ 1974 Bill Champion Topps baseball card (#391).
^ Phils trade Money, others
^ Baseball-Reference.com. "Bill Champion". https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Champion Retrieved August 12, 2013.
^ Billy Champion dies at age 69

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