Bill Atkinson (baseball)
| Bill Atkinson | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 4, 1954 Chatham, Ontario |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 18, 1976, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 1979, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 11–4 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.42 | ||
| Strikeouts | 99 | ||
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William Cecil Glenn Atkinson (born October 4, 1954) is a retired Canadian professional baseball player and a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 165 lb (75 kg) (11 stone 11) right-hander was signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent on October 4, 1971, and he played for them from 1976 to 1979.
In 1972, Atkinson's first professional season, he was assigned to the Short-Season Jamestown Falcons. He was 3–3 with a 3.60 ERA in 19 games, all in relief.
Atkinson played for the Class-A West Palm Beach Expos in 1973. He was 8–7 with a 3.03 ERA in 35 games, 13 starts.
In 1974 Atkinson was promoted to the Double-A Quebec Carnavals. He compiled a record of 7–8 with a 3.70 ERA in 33 games, 20 for starts.
Atkinson continued his climb through the Expos organization in 1975. He was promoted to the Triple-A Memphis Blues where he compiled a record of 3–4 with a 2.80 ERA with 5 saves in 49 games, three starts.
At the age of 21 Atkinson split the 1976 season between the Triple-A Denver Bears and Montreal. With Denver he was 6–3 with a 3.99 ERA with 15 saves in 51 games, all in relief. Atkinson made his major league debut against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 18 at Jarry Park Stadium. He entered game one of the doubleheader in the top of the fourth with Montreal trailing 4–0, and he proceeded to pitch three scoreless innings of relief before being lifted for a pinch hitter. He had allowed three hits, struck out one, and walked no one. He finished the season pitching five scoreless innings in four games.
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