| Bill Bathe | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Downey, California, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 12 |
| Debutyear: | 1986 |
| Debutteam: | Oakland Athletics |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | October 3 |
| Finalyear: | 1990 |
| Finalteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Debut2league: | NPB |
| Debut2date: | April 6 |
| Debut2year: | 1991 |
| Debut2team: | Nippon Ham Fighters |
| Final2league: | NPB |
| Final2date: | August 29 |
| Final2year: | 1992 |
| Final2team: | Nippon Ham Fighters |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .213 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 8 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 29 |
| Stat2league: | NPB |
| Stat21label: | Batting average |
| Stat21value: | .236 |
| Stat22label: | Home runs |
| Stat22value: | 16 |
| Stat23label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat23value: | 52 |
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William David Bathe (born October 14, 1960) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics in and for the San Francisco Giants from –.
In his MLB career, Bathe had eight home runs, 29 runs batted in, and had a career batting average of .213.[1] He played for the Giants when they reached the 1989 World Series against Oakland. He also played for the Nippon Ham Fighters in and .
Bathe was the 5th player in the National League to hit a home run in his first World Series at-bat.[2] He is now a captain for the Tucson Fire Department and a paramedic.[3]