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William Robert Singer(born April 24, 1944) is an American formerprofessional baseballpitcherwith a 14-year career from 1964 to 1977. He played primarily for theLos Angeles Dodgers(1964–72) and theCalifornia Angels(1973–75), spending his final two seasons with theTexas Rangers(1976),Minnesota Twins(1976), andToronto Blue Jays(1977). His nicknames included \"Sing Sing,\" \"Billy No-No\" and \"The Singer Throwing Machine.\"
Los Angeles Dodgers
Singer made his major league debut with theLos Angeles Dodgerson September 24, 1964, allowing one run in 6.1 innings in a start against theChicago Cubs, as he had a no-decision in a 4-3 loss atWrigley Field. Singer made one more start in 1964, allowing 4 runs in 7.2 innings in a 4-3 loss to the Cubs atDodger Stadium.
During the next two seasons, Singer saw very little action with the Dodgers, pitching five innings in five games, as he spent most of his time in the minor leagues.
He had his first full season in Los Angeles in 1967, as Singer had an impressive 12-8 record with a 2.64 ERA in 32 games, 29 of them starts. In 1968, Singer had a very solid ERA of 2.88, however, he had a losing record of 13-17.
During this period, the legendary Dodger announcer,Vin Scully, referred to Singer as \"the Singer Throwing Machine.\"
Singer had a breakout season in 1969, tying withClaude Osteenwith a club high 20 wins, as he had a 20-12 record with a club best 2.34 ERA. Singer played in the1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Gameheld atRFK Stadiumin Washington, D.C., pitching two scoreless innings in the National League\'s 9-3 win. That year Singer also became the first pitcher to be officially credited with asave. The statistic was made official in 1969, and Singer recorded his on April 7, when he took over fromDon Drysdaleand secured a 3-2 victory over theCincinnati RedsatCrosley Field.
He ran into injury problems in 1970, making only 16 starts, but had a record of 8-5 with a 3.13 ERA. After contracting mononucleosis early in the season, he made a great comeback, being named the NL Player of the Month for July as he had a 5-0record with a 1.84 ERA. On the 20th of that month, heno-hitthe Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 at Dodger Stadium. His season ended when he broke a finger.
Singer was the Dodgers opening day starter in 1971, however he struggled throughout the season, with a 10-17 record and a 4.16 ERA. He continued to struggle throughout the 1972 season, going only 6-16 with a 3.67 ERA.
On November 28, 1972, the Dodgers traded Singer,Billy Grabarkewitz,Frank Robinson,Mike Strahler, andBobby Valentineto theCalifornia AngelsforKen McMullenandAndy Messersmith.
On Jul-13-17 at 13:53:18 PDT, seller added the following information:
I apologize about The additional photos for the other Von Joshua jersey when I noticed it a offer had already been placed and could not take them down.
On Jul-14-17 at 16:34:30 PDT, seller added the following information:
I wanted to upload two additional photos that shows more clearly the minor imperfections I spoke of, one is at the top of the zero on the back of the uniform, the other is a small hole near the bottom about at the beltline. other than that the Rawlings label on the neck is not perfect but actually I like it\'s aging look. I cannot find one other thing to talk about it\'s a beautiful piece. Unfortunately I cannot upload any more photos because of the accidental uploading of the Joshua jersey photos, but if you need any others in particular email me I will take any that you need.
