William David Parker (January 14, 1942 – February 9, 2003) was a professional baseball player who played parts of three seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball. He is the first player to hit a walk-off homer in his major league debut, doing so on September 9, 1971 for the Angels.
Billy Parker | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: Hayneville, Alabama | January 14, 1942|
Died: February 9, 2003 Sun City West, Arizona | (aged 61)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 9, 1971, for the California Angels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1973, for the California Angels | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .222 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 21 |
Teams | |
Parker's professional baseball career began in 1961 with the Negro league Indianapolis Clowns, where he played through 1964.[1][2] He was selected by the New York Yankees from the Salt Lake City Angels in the Rule 5 draft on December 3, 1973.[3]