Bill Sayles Explained

Bill Sayles
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:27 July 1917
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, US
Death Place:Lincoln City, Oregon, US
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 17
Debutyear:1939
Debutteam:Boston Red Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 28
Finalyear:1943
Finalteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:1–3
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.61
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:52
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William Nisbeth Sayles (July 27, 1917 – November 20, 1996) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Boston Red Sox in the 1939 season, and for the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943. Born in Portland, Oregon, he also pitched in the 1936 Summer Olympics as part of the "World Champions" team.[1]

Sayles died at age 79 in Lincoln City, Oregon.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Sayles . September 11, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907115056/http://sonsofsamhorn.net/wiki/index.php/Bill_Sayles . September 7, 2008 .