Bill Caudill
| Bill Caudill | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 13, 1956 Santa Monica, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 12, 1979, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 28, 1987, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 35–52 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.68 | ||
| Strikeouts | 620 | ||
| Saves | 106 | ||
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William Holland Caudill (born July 13, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Caudill was one of baseball's top closers from 1982 to 1985. Caudill is perhaps most notable for being agent Scott Boras' first client.
Caudill was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals out of Aviation High School in Redondo Beach, California in the eighth round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft. After three seasons in their farm system, in which he went 21-23 with a 3.57 earned run average, he was dealt to the Cincinnati Reds for Joel Youngblood just before the start of the 1977 season. He went 15-6 with a 4.04 ERA his only season in the Reds' farm system, after which he and Woodie Fryman were traded to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Bonham.
Caudill spent the 1978 season with the Wichita Aeros of the American Association. He split the 1979 season between Wichita and the Cubs, making his major league debut on May 12. Though he had been used almost exclusively as a starter in the minors, he made his major league debut in relief. Already down 10-3 to the Houston Astros, Caudill was called upon for mop up duty. He pitched the rest of the game, giving up only one unearned run. Splitting his time between the bullpen and the starting rotation, Caudill went 1-7 with a 4.80 ERA and 104 strikeouts his rookie season. He recorded his first MLB win September 29, 1979.
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