Born: (1937-08-05) August 5, 1937 (age 86) Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 16, 1961, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 1966, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
21–16
Earned run average
4.07
Strikeouts
184
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1961–1966)
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]
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.
On April 22, 1961, Pleis notched the Twins' first-ever win in their new home state and home field, Metropolitan Stadium. Pleis, listed at 5 feet 10 inches...
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be named later were traded by the Twins to the Kansas City Athletics for Bill Tuttle and a player to be named later. The Athletics completed the deal by...
had four RBIs on May 6, including a game-ending, two-RBI double against BillPleis in the ninth inning that turned a 3–2 deficit into a 4–3 win over the...
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subsequently replaced Latman, and Harmon Killebrew greeted him by driving in Bill Tuttle, Vic Power and Rich Rollins. Minnesota scored eleven runs in their...
Zoilo Versalles won his first, and Jim Kaat won his second. May 21, 1963: Bill Tuttle was released by the Twins. August 24, 1963: Dwight Siebler was purchased...
Pete Ward July 31 – Fred Van Dusen August 4 – Frank Kostro August 5 – BillPleis August 5 – Dwight Siebler August 6 – Cam Carreon August 6 – Joe Schaffernoth...
Front Command to bring forward an attack on the U.S. Army Special Forces Plei Me camp, some 45 km southwest of Pleiku, which was originally planned for...
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in the creation of the Pharmacy Leadership & Education Institute, Inc., (PLEI), which held the inaugural meeting of its board of directors during APhA's...
"one of the most severe monetary crises" of the period. Without a new tax bill and budgetary cuts, the nation would face even higher inflation "and the...
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songs in April 1956 in Los Angeles, with orchestrations by arranger Jack Pleis. Longtime record producer Milt Gabler came up with the concept. All 12 tracks...
Leipzig is to live miserably.") – Benedikt Carpzov the Younger Das angenehme Pleis-Athen, Behält den Ruhm vor allen, Auch allen zu gefallen, Denn es ist wunderschön...
transferability, Carmen Castro-Garcia created the Parental Leave Equality Index (PLEI), which can predict the participation of each parent in raising their children...
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