Bill Denehy (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bill Denehy (baseball)

Major League Baseball pitcher

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1946

Place of Birth: Middletown, Connecticut, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Bill Denehy (baseball)

  • William Francis Denehy (born March 31, 1946) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
  • Denehy threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, and weighed 200 lb (91 kg).
  • He was born in Middletown, Connecticut. The second-ever Middletown Little League alumnus to play Major League Baseball, he signed with the New York Mets out of high school for a $20,000 bonus and made his professional debut with the Auburn Mets of the New York–Penn League (then Class A) in 1965.
  • He led the league in wins with 13, and the following season won nine of 11 decisions with the Double-A Williamsport Mets of the Eastern League, compiling a stellar 1.97 earned run average.
  • In 1967, Denehy made 15 Major League appearances for the Mets, dropping seven of eight decisions with an ERA of 4.67.
  • The 1967 Mets finished in tenth and last place, the fifth cellar-dwelling team in the expansion club's six-year history.

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