Bill Atwood | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1911 |
Birth Place: | Rome, Georgia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Snyder, Texas, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 15 |
Debutyear: | 1936 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 29 |
Finalyear: | 1940 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .229 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 7 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 112 |
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William Franklin Atwood (September 25, 1911 - September 14, 1993) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1936 to 1940.[1]
Atwood was born in Rome, Georgia on September 25, 1911. He attended college at Hardin-Simmons University. In 342 career games between 1936 and 1940, Atwood had 220 hits in 961 at bats. He died on September 14, 1993, after a car accident in Snyder, Texas.