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American baseball player (1943–2023)

Baseball player
Bill Voss
Outfielder
Born: (1943-10-31)October 31, 1943
Glendale, California, U.S.
Died: December 28, 2023(2023-12-28) (aged 80)
Batted: LeftThrew: Left
MLB debut
September 14, 1965, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1972, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.227
Home runs19
Runs batted in127
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

William Edward Voss (October 31, 1943 – December 28, 2023) was an American professional baseball player who played eight seasons for the Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He was traded from the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Jacquez at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972.

Voss graduated from Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, CA. in 1961. He then attended Orange Coast College for two years, and then attended Long Beach State College. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 1963 and then drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first Major League Baseball draft in 1964.

Voss died on December 28, 2023, at the age of 80.

References

  1. Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," The New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2020
  2. "Bill Voss Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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