# Bill Bathe

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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1960)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Bill Bathe
|image=1987 Rob Broder Rookies Bill Bathe.jpg
|position=[Catcher](/source/Catcher)
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1960|10|14}}
|birth_place=[Downey, California](/source/Downey%2C_California), U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 12
|debutyear=1986
|debutteam=Oakland Athletics
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 3
|finalyear=1990
|finalteam=San Francisco Giants
|debut2league = NPB
|debut2date=April 6
|debut2year=1991
|debut2team=Nippon Ham Fighters
|final2league = NPB
|final2date=August 29
|final2year=1992
|final2team=Nippon Ham Fighters
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.213
|stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
|stat2value=8
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in)
|stat3value=29
|stat2league = NPB
|stat21label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat21value=.236
|stat22label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
|stat22value=16
|stat23label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in)
|stat23value=52
|teams=
* [Oakland Athletics](/source/Oakland_Athletics) ({{mlby|1986}})
* [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1990}})
* [Nippon Ham Fighters](/source/Nippon_Ham_Fighters) ({{npby|1991}}–{{npby|1992}})
}}
'''William David Bathe''' {{small|[bayth]}} (born October 14, 1960) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [catcher](/source/catcher). He played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) for the [Oakland Athletics](/source/Oakland_Athletics) in {{Baseball year|1986}} and for the [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) from {{Baseball year|1989}}–{{Baseball year|1990}}.

In his MLB career, Bathe had eight [home run](/source/home_run)s, 29 [runs batted in](/source/runs_batted_in), and had a career [batting average](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) of .213.<ref>{{cite web| title =Bill Bathe Statistics| publisher =[Baseball-Reference](/source/Baseball-Reference)| url =https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bathebi01.shtml| accessdate =2008-01-02  | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071215233959/http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bathebi01.shtml| archivedate= 15 December 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> He played for the Giants when they reached the [1989 World Series](/source/1989_World_Series) against Oakland. He also played for the [Nippon Ham Fighters](/source/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters) in {{Baseball year|1991}} and {{Baseball year|1992}}.

Bathe was the 5th player in the [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)) to hit a home run in his first World Series at-bat.<ref>{{Cite news
  | title =World Series records - baseball - Statistical Data Included
  | newspaper =[Baseball Digest](/source/Baseball_Digest)
  | date =October 2002
  | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_10_61/ai_90831543
  | accessdate=2008-01-02
  }}
</ref> He is now a captain for the [Tucson](/source/Tucson) Fire Department and a [paramedic](/source/paramedic).<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Bathe
  | first =Bill
  | title =Baseball and the Game of Life
  | work =Leisure and Sport Review
  | url =http://www.lasr.net/recreationarticles.php?Baseball+and+the+Game+of+Life&ID=365
  | accessdate =2002-01-02
  | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110609041252/http://www.lasr.net/recreationarticles.php?Baseball+and+the+Game+of+Life&ID=365
  | archive-date =2011-06-09
  | url-status =dead
  }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Baseballstats|mlb=|espn=|br=b/bathebi01|fangraphs=1000664|brm=bathe-001wil|retro=/boxesetc/B/Pbathb001}}

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Category:American expatriate baseball players in Japan
Category:Fullerton College alumni
Category:Fullerton Hornets baseball players
Category:Iowa Cubs players
Category:Major League Baseball catchers
Category:Navegantes del Magallanes players
Category:American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Category:Nippon Ham Fighters players
Category:Oakland Athletics players
Category:Pepperdine Waves baseball players
Category:Phoenix Firebirds players
Category:San Francisco Giants players
Category:San Jose Missions players
Category:Baseball players from Downey, California
Category:Tacoma Tigers players
Category:Tigres de Aragua players
Category:West Haven A's players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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