Bill Bradford
Encyclopedia
William D. Bradford was a relief pitcher
in Major League Baseball
who played briefly for the Kansas City Athletics
during the 1956
season. Listed at 6' 2", 180 lb., Bradford batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Choctaw, Arkansas
.
Bradford was a major league player whose career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different than that of Eddie Gaedel
or Moonlight Graham
.
On April 24, 1956, Bradford debuted with the Athletics in the eight inning of a game against Detroit
. In two innings of work, he allowed two runs
on two hits with a walk
and no strikeout
s, and never appeared in a major league game again.
Bradford died in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
at age 78.
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
who played briefly for the Kansas City Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
during the 1956
1956 in baseball
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season. Listed at 6' 2", 180 lb., Bradford batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Choctaw, Arkansas
Choctaw
The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...
.
Bradford was a major league player whose career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different than that of Eddie Gaedel
Eddie Gaedel
Edward Carl Gaedel was an American with dwarfism who became famous for participating in a Major League Baseball game....
or Moonlight Graham
Moonlight Graham
Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham was an American professional baseball player who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants on June 29, 1905. His story was popularized by Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P...
.
On April 24, 1956, Bradford debuted with the Athletics in the eight inning of a game against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
. In two innings of work, he allowed two runs
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
on two hits with a walk
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
and no strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
s, and never appeared in a major league game again.
Bradford died in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
Fairfield Bay is a city in Cleburne and Van Buren counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 2,460 at the 2000 census...
at age 78.