Bill Lamar

Infobox MLB retired
name=Bill Lamar
position=Outfielder


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=March 21, 1897
deathdate=death date and age|1970|5|24|1897|3|21
debutdate= September 19
debutyear= 1917
debutteam= New York Yankees
finaldate=August 6
finalyear=1927
finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.310
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=19
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=245
teams=
* New York Yankees (1917-1919)
* Boston Red Sox (1919)
* Brooklyn Robins (1920-1921)
* Philadelphia Athletics (1924-1927)
highlights=
*Participated in the 1920 World Series

William Harmong Lamar ("Good Time Bill") (March 21, 1897 - May 24, 1970) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from by|1917 through by|1927 for the New York Yankees (1917-1919), Boston Red Sox (1919), Brooklyn Robins (1920-1921) and Philadelphia Athletics (1924-1927). Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb., Lamar batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Rockville, Maryland.

In a nine-season career, Lamar was a .310 hitter (633-for-2040) with 19 home runs and 245 RBI in 550 games, including 303 runs, 114 doubles, 23 triples, 25 stolen bases, and a 1.10 walk-to-strikeout ratio (86-to-78).

Lamar died in Rockport, Massachusetts at age 73.

Highlights

*In 1925 posted career-highs with a .356 average (7th in American League), 202 hits, 85 runs, 77 RBI and 50 extrabases, including a 28-game hitting-streak.
*Appeared in the 1920 World Series.

Fact

*As his nickname indicates, he often tested the patience of his managers. After his career-year for the Athletics, he was traded to the Washington Senators before the 1928 season. When he refused to report with a salary raise, he was suspended for the rest of the year and never appeared in a major league game again.

ources

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Bill_Lamar_1897 Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lamarbi01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/L/Plamab101.htm Retrosheet]