Bill Almon

William Francis Almon
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: November 21, 1952 in Providence, RI
Drafted: 1st round 1974 by the San Diego Padres
Acquired: as a free agent, July 1980
Departed: released, December 1980
Acquired: traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Pedrique and Scott Little, May 1987
Departed: traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Shawn Barton and Vladimir Perez, March 1988

 

A pretty good infielder who spent two short stints at home in Shea. In 1981 as a semi-regular for the White Sox, had a batting average over .300, which was pretty impressive for an infielder in those days. Pictured is his card from the 1980 Topps set.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB  SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1974 S D NL   16   38   4  12   1  0  0   3   13   1  0   9   2   0   0  0 .350 .342 .316
1975 S D NL    6   10   0   4   0  0  0   0    4   0  0   1   0   0   0  0 .400 .400 .400
1976 S D NL   14   57   6  14   3  0  1   6   20   3  1   9   2   0   1  0 .271 .351 .246
1977 S D NL  155  613  75 160  18 11  2  43  206  20  9 114  37   0  20  0 .303 .336 .261
1978 S D NL  138  405  39 102  19  2  0  21  125  17  5  74  33   0   3  1 .308 .309 .252
1979 S D NL  100  198  20  45   3  0  1   8   51   6  5  48  21   0   5  2 .299 .258 .227
1980 2teams   66  150  15  29   4  3  0   7   39   2  0  32   9   0   0  1 .238 .260 .193
1981 Chi AL  103  349  46 105  10  2  4  41  131  16  6  60  21   2   2  3 .341 .375 .301
1982 Chi AL  111  308  40  79  10  4  4  26  109  10  8  49  25   1   1  1 .313 .354 .256
1983 Oak AL  143  451  45 120  29  1  4  63  163  26  8  67  26   2   5 11 .302 .361 .266
1984 Oak AL  106  211  24  47  11  0  7  16   79   5  7  42  10   0   0  4 .253 .374 .223
1985 Pit NL   88  244  33  66  17  0  6  29  101  10  7  61  22   1   4  3 .330 .414 .270
1986 Pit NL  102  196  29  43   7  2  7  27   75  11  4  38  30   0   1  3 .319 .383 .219
1987 2teams   68   74  13  17   4  0  0   5   21   1  0  21   9   0   0  0 .312 .284 .230
1988 Phi NL   20   26   1   3   2  0  0   1    5   0  0  11   3   0   2  0 .207 .192 .115
METS TOTALS   97  166  21  32   6  2  0   8   42   3  0  43  16   0   0  0 .264 .253 .193
OTHER CLUBS 1139 3164 369 814 132 23 36 288 1100 125 60 593 234   6  44 29 .307 .348 .257
CAREER TOTS 1236 3330 390 846 138 25 36 296 1142 128 60 636 250   6  44 29 .305 .343 .254

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB  SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1980 Mon NL   18   38   2  10   1  1  0   3   13   0  0   5   1   0   0  1 .275 .342 .263
1980 *METS*   48  112  13  19   3  2  0   4   26   2  0  27   8   0   0  0 .225 .232 .170
1987 Pit NL   19   20   5   4   1  0  0   1    5   0  0   5   1   0   0  0 .238 .250 .200
1987 *METS*   49   54   8  13   3  0  0   4   16   1  0  16   8   0   0  0 .339 .296 .241

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This is a list of the Bill Almon cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1977 Topps #490 (Rookies)

1979 Topps #616

1980 Topps #436

1981 Fleer #332
1981 Topps #163

1982 Donruss #637
1982 Fleer #335
1982 Fleer Stamps #185
1982 Topps #521
1982 Topps Stickers #167

1983 Donruss #356
1983 Fleer #228
1983 Topps #362

1984 Donruss #467
1984 Nestlé #241
1984 O-Pee-Chee #241
1984 Topps #241
1984 Topps Stickers #334 (uncut)

1985 Donruss #589
1985 Fleer #414
1985 Fleer Update #U-2
1985 Topps #273 (#1 Draft Pick)
1985 Topps #607
1985 Topps Tiffany #273 (#1 Draft Pick)

1986 Donruss #479
1986 Fleer #602
1986 O-Pee-Chee #48
1986 Topps #48

1987 Donruss #326
1987 Fleer #601
1987 Topps #447
1987 Topps Traded #1T
1987 Topps Traded Tiffany #1T

1988 Donruss #487
1988 Topps #787
1988 Topps Tiffany #787

1991 WIZ Mets #6

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