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Bill Stafford
William Charles Stafford
Born: August 13, 1939
in Catskill, NY
Died: September 19,
2001
Debut: 1960 | Pos: P
H: 6'2" | W: 193 | B: R | T: R
| Yr | W | L | G | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
| 8 | 43 | 40 | 186 | 9 | 785.2 | 449 | 3.52 |
>> Visit the Bill Stafford biography on Baseball Almanac for complete statistics.
Bill Stafford played for the New York Yankees (1960-65) and the Kansas City Athletics (1966-67). He finished his career with a 43-40 record, with a 3.52 ERA in 786 innings pitched. He also collected 9 saves.
In an interview, his wife, Sharon Stafford, said Bill considered playing for the Dodgers, but signed with the Yankees because "the Dodgers would not give Bill a pair of spikes. The Yankees did."
During the 1961 season, Stafford finished with a 14-9 record with a 2.68 ERA in 195 innings pitched. He was the winning pitcher in the last game of the season when Roger Maris hit his 61st home run.
In 1962, he finished with a 14-9 record and a 3.67 ERA in 213.1 innings pitched.
Stafford injured his arm in his first start in 1963 and was bothered by the injury for the rest of his career.