Bill Wilkinson (baseball)
| Bill Wilkinson | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 10, 1964 Greybull, Wyoming |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 13, 1985, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1988, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-Loss | 5-8 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.13 | ||
| Strikeouts | 103 | ||
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William Carl Wilkinson (born August 10, 1964 in Greybull, Wyoming) is an American former baseball pitcher. A left-handed pitcher, Wilkinson played for Major League Baseball's (MLB) Seattle Mariners in 1985, and from 1987 to 1988. During his career, he had a 5–8 record, 4.56 earned run average (ERA) and 103 strikeouts in 113⅓ innings pitched.
Wilkinson is the great-grandson of Jim Bluejacket, a right-handed pitcher who spent three seasons in the Federal League and National League from 1914 to 1916. Bluejacket and Wilkinson are the only great-grandfather and great-grandson duo that have both played in MLB. Wilkinson's brother, Brian, was selected in the 1987 Major League Baseball draft by the Mariners.
In the 1983 Major League Baseball draft, Wilkinson was selected in the fourth round by the Mariners, with the 87th overall pick. On June 13, 1985, he made his MLB debut with the Mariners, and took the loss against the Kansas City Royals after allowing four earned runs in five and two-thirds innings. Five days later, Wilkinson lost in his only other appearance during the 1985 season, which was also a start; he allowed five earned runs and recorded only one out. In his two major league starts, Wilkinson was 0–2 with a 13.50 earned run average. He was the fifth-youngest player in the American League in 1985. Following his start against the Rangers, the Mariners demoted him to the minor leagues.
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