Pleis, listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg), was a relief pitcher for all but ten of his 190 big-league appearances. In 1965, he equaled his career season-high for saves (four) and won four other games as the Twins captured their first American Leaguepennant and the franchise's first since 1933, when it was located in Washington. He appeared in the 1965 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team he would serve as a longtime scout after the end of his playing career. He gave up two hits and an earned run in one inning pitched in Game 4,[2] a game the Dodgers won 7–2 to even the series at two wins each. Los Angeles went on to prevail in seven games.
Pleis retired from pitching after the 1968 season. He allowed 269 hits and 127 bases on balls in 280+2⁄3 innings pitched in the Majors, with 184 strikeouts, 13 saves and one complete game.
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Pleis' son, Scott, was selected in the fourth round of the 1981 MLB Draft before transitioning into a scouting career.[3]
bill, pleis, william, pleis, born, august, 1937, retired, american, professional, baseball, player, left, handed, pitcher, appeared, major, league, games, between, 1961, 1966, minnesota, twins, april, 1961, pleis, notched, twins, first, ever, their, home, stat. William Pleis III born August 5 1937 is a retired American professional baseball player a left handed pitcher who appeared in 190 Major League games between 1961 and 1966 for the Minnesota Twins On April 22 1961 Pleis notched the Twins first ever win in their new home state and home field Metropolitan Stadium 1 Bill PleisPitcherBorn 1937 08 05 August 5 1937 age 86 Kirkwood Missouri U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 16 1961 for the Minnesota TwinsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 15 1966 for the Minnesota TwinsMLB statisticsWin loss record21 16Earned run average4 07Strikeouts184TeamsMinnesota Twins 1961 1966 Pleis listed at 5 feet 10 inches 1 78 m tall and 170 pounds 77 kg was a relief pitcher for all but ten of his 190 big league appearances In 1965 he equaled his career season high for saves four and won four other games as the Twins captured their first American League pennant and the franchise s first since 1933 when it was located in Washington He appeared in the 1965 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers a team he would serve as a longtime scout after the end of his playing career He gave up two hits and an earned run in one inning pitched in Game 4 2 a game the Dodgers won 7 2 to even the series at two wins each Los Angeles went on to prevail in seven games Pleis retired from pitching after the 1968 season He allowed 269 hits and 127 bases on balls in 280 2 3 innings pitched in the Majors with 184 strikeouts 13 saves and one complete game Personal editPleis son Scott was selected in the fourth round of the 1981 MLB Draft before transitioning into a scouting career 3 References edit Minnesota Twins 1961 game log from Retrosheet 1965 10 10 box score from Retrosheet Fenech Anthony March 25 2018 Meet the men trying to rebuild the Detroit Tigers Detroit Free Press Retrieved 7 December 2021 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Pleis amp oldid 1173514046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
