Bill Voss Explained

Bill Voss
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:31 October 1943
Birth Place:Glendale, California, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 14
Debutyear:1965
Debutteam:Chicago White Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 23
Finalyear:1972
Finalteam:Oakland Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.227
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:19
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:127
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William Edward Voss (October 31, 1943 – December 28, 2023) was an American professional baseball player who played eight seasons for the Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He was traded from the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Jacquez at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972.[1]

Voss graduated from Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, CA. in 1961. He then attended Orange Coast College for two years, and then attended Long Beach State College. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 1963 and then drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first Major League Baseball draft in 1964.

Voss died on December 28, 2023, at the age of 80.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/28/archives/mets-send-agee-to-the-astros-for-pair-yanks-trade-four-to-get-graig.html Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," The New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 1972.
  2. Web site: Bill Voss Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac . Baseball Almanac . January 26, 2024.