Ron Stillwell
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Ronald Roy Stillwell is a former Major League Baseball
player who played parts of two seasons for the Washington Senators
. He batted and threw right-handed.
Stillwell attended John Burroughs High School
in Burbank, California
and the University of Southern California
. He was signed by the Senators as an amateur free agent
during the season—the inaugural season of that incarnation of the Senators—and made his major league debut a few days later.
His son, Kurt Stillwell
, had a 9-season MLB career.
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...
player who played parts of two seasons for the Washington Senators
Texas Rangers (baseball)
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. He batted and threw right-handed.
Stillwell attended John Burroughs High School
John Burroughs High School
John Burroughs High School is a public high school located in Burbank, California. Emilio Urioste, Jr. is the current principal. The school was built in the 1920s, but wasn't established as a high school until 1948. The school was named after naturalist John Burroughs...
in Burbank, California
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....
and the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. He was signed by the Senators as an amateur free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
during the season—the inaugural season of that incarnation of the Senators—and made his major league debut a few days later.
His son, Kurt Stillwell
Kurt Stillwell
Kurt Andrew Stillwell is a former Major League Baseball infielder with a 9-year career from 1986–1993, 1996...
, had a 9-season MLB career.