Bill Dancy Explained

William Woodruff Dancy (born November 10, 1951, at Saint Augustine, Florida)^[1] is an American baseball manager and coach. He was third base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Currently, Dancy is the Minor League Field Coordinator for the Detroit Tigers.

Baseball career

Bill Dancy played for six years in the Phillies minor league system. His achievements include: hitting a home run batting both left-handed and right-handed in a game, batting .311 in one season for a Triple A baseball team, and hitting eight straight pinch hits (occurred during his fifth year).

References

• News: Phils guess right with Bill Dancy. Dietz. Doyle. August 26, 1983. Reading Eagle. 24 January 2010.
• News: Bill Dancy to manage at Portland. November 20, 1984. The Bulletin. 24 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130081244/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9WkPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v4YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3650,1781687&dq=baseball+bill-dancy&hl=en. 2016-01-30. dead.
• https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zVIiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2qYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6102,3477690&dq=baseball+bill-dancy&hl=en

Notes and References

1. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/D/Pdancb801.htm Retrosheet
2. News: Dancy in Majors after 31-year wait. Mandel. Ken. January 20, 2005. MLB.com. 24 January 2010.
3. News: Three coaches won't return to Phils. Mandel. Ken. October 3, 2006. MLB.com. 24 January 2010.
4. News: Dancy reaches the Majors. November 17, 2004. oursportscentral.com. 24 January 2010.
5. News: Phillies add Howe, Lopes, Williams to coaching staff. November 15, 2006. AP. 24 January 2010 . USA Today.