Bill Heath (baseball)

Bill Heath
Bill Heath
	Catcher
	Born: March 10, 1939 (age 85); Yuba City, California
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	October 3, 1965, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	August 19, 1969, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average	.236
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	13
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1965); Houston Astros (1966–1967); Detroit Tigers (1967); Chicago Cubs (1969);

William Chris Heath (born March 10, 1939), is an American former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues in parts of four seasons between 1965 to 1969. He played for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Chicago White Sox.

Heath batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). During his eleven-year career (1960–1970) as a professional, he never played a full season in the Majors, but he was a solid hitter at the minor league level, batting .285 in 760 games.^[1]

As a Major Leaguer, Heath appeared in 112 games as a reserve catcher and pinch hitter; his 47 hits included six doubles and one triple.

Heath's wife and daughter were murdered during a home invasion in 1975.^[2] His daughter, Courtney (named for catcher Clint Courtney) was kidnapped during the invasion and was the subject of a highly publicized search.^[3]

References

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference

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[3] ttp://sabr.org/bioproj/person/df94a5b9

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