Major League Baseball Player, Coach & Manager. For ten seasons (1968 & 1970 to 1978), he played at the catcher position with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Seattle Mariners. Born William Francis Plummer, his father was a Minor League baseball player. Bill attended Anderson Union High School in California and following graduation, he was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals (1965). He attended Shasta Junior College, prior to being chosen as a Rule 5 player by the Chicago Cubs (1967). He made his Major League debut on April 19th, 1968 and played in 2 games that year. After he was acquired by the Cincinnati Reds (1969), he went on to serve as a backup to Johnny Bench and experienced two world championship teams (1975 & 1976). In 367 career regular season games, he compiled 168 hits, with a lifetime .188 batting average. After retiring as a player, he began a lengthy coaching career initially as a Minor League manager in the Seattle Mariners' organization. He served as a bullpen and third base coach with the Mariners, before succeeding Jim Lefebvre as manager in 1992. After serving as bullpen coach with the Colorado Rockies (1993 to 1994), he went on to a serve for two-decades as a Minor League manager with the Detroit Tigers' and Arizona Diamondbacks' organizations.
Major League Baseball Player, Coach & Manager. For ten seasons (1968 & 1970 to 1978), he played at the catcher position with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Seattle Mariners. Born William Francis Plummer, his father was a Minor League baseball player. Bill attended Anderson Union High School in California and following graduation, he was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals (1965). He attended Shasta Junior College, prior to being chosen as a Rule 5 player by the Chicago Cubs (1967). He made his Major League debut on April 19th, 1968 and played in 2 games that year. After he was acquired by the Cincinnati Reds (1969), he went on to serve as a backup to Johnny Bench and experienced two world championship teams (1975 & 1976). In 367 career regular season games, he compiled 168 hits, with a lifetime .188 batting average. After retiring as a player, he began a lengthy coaching career initially as a Minor League manager in the Seattle Mariners' organization. He served as a bullpen and third base coach with the Mariners, before succeeding Jim Lefebvre as manager in 1992. After serving as bullpen coach with the Colorado Rockies (1993 to 1994), he went on to a serve for two-decades as a Minor League manager with the Detroit Tigers' and Arizona Diamondbacks' organizations.
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