| Bill Bethea | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman/Shortstop | |
| Born: (1942-01-01)January 1, 1942 (age 83) Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 13, 1964, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1964, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .167 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
William Lamar Bethea (born January 1, 1942), nicknamed "Spot", is an American former professionalbaseball player who appeared in ten games in theMajor Leagues as aninfielder for the1964Minnesota Twins. The native ofHouston threw and battedright-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). He attended theUniversity of Texas at Austin.
Originally signed by theSt. Louis Cardinals in 1963, Betheabatted .371 in thePioneer League (thenClass A) that season and was selected by the Twins in the first-year player draft then in effect. He spent most of 1964 with theDouble–ACharlotte Hornets before his recall to Minnesota after the September 1 roster expansion.
In his first MLBat bat (in his fourthgame played), on September 20, 1964, atFenway Park, Betheadoubled offEd Connolly of theBoston Red Sox, driving homeBob Allison from first base for his firstrun batted in in the Majors. It sparked the Twins to a 12–4 victory.[1] In his brief big-league trial, however, Bethea collected only five totalhits and two RBI in ten games played and 30 at bats. He returned to theminor leagues in 1965 and played through the 1969 season. He then served as an assistant coach for theTexas Longhorns baseball program for 21 years, working as an aide toCliff Gustafson, before becoming head baseball coach ofArkansas State University from 1991–2002, compiling a 311–310record.[2]
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