Billy Parker (baseball)

Billy Parker
Billy Parker
	Second baseman
	Born: January 14, 1942; Hayneville, Alabama
	Died: February 9, 2003 (aged 61); Sun City West, Arizona
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 9, 1971, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
	September 29, 1973, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.222
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	21
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	California Angels (1971–1973);

William David Parker (January 14, 1942 – February 9, 2003) was a professional baseball player who played parts of three seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball. He is the first player to hit a walk-off homer in his major league debut, doing so on September 9, 1971 for the Angels.

Parker's professional baseball career began in 1961 with the Negro league Indianapolis Clowns, where he played through 1964.^[1]^[2] He was selected by the New York Yankees from the Salt Lake City Angels in the Rule 5 draft on December 3, 1973.^[3]

References

^ Bradford Lee (June 11, 2020). "History of the Negro Leagues, Part Five". royalsreview.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Negro League Players Who Made the Major Leagues" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ Durso, Joseph. "4 Trades Made at Meetings," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 4, 1973. Retrieved January 26, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Bradford Lee (June 11, 2020). "History of the Negro Leagues, Part Five". royalsreview.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[2] "Negro League Players Who Made the Major Leagues" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[3] Durso, Joseph. "4 Trades Made at Meetings," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 4, 1973. Retrieved January 26, 2023.

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