Bill Dillman

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1945)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name=Bill Dillman | position=Pitcher | birth_date={{Birth date and age|1945|5|25}} | birth_place=Trenton, New Jersey | death_date= | bats=Right | throws=Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate=April 14 | debutyear=1967 | debutteam=Baltimore Orioles |finalleague = MLB | finaldate=July 18 | finalyear=1970 | finalteam=Montreal Expos |statleague = MLB | stat1label=Win–loss record | stat1value=7–12 | stat2label=Strikeouts | stat2value=86 | stat3label=Earned run average | stat3value=4.54 | teams= *Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|1967}}) *Montreal Expos ({{mlby|1970}}) }}

'''William Howard Dillman''' (born May 25, 1945) is a retired American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 50 Major League games over two seasons for the 1967 Baltimore Orioles and the 1970 Montreal Expos. He attended Wake Forest University, stood {{convert|6|ft|2|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|180|lb}}.<ref name=data>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dillmbi01.shtml Career Statistics and History] at [https://www.baseball-reference.com Baseball-Reference.com]</ref>

Taken by the Orioles in the 6th round of the 1965 amateur draft, Dillman made his Major League debut for the Orioles in 1967.<ref name=data/> He pitched five innings of no-hit baseball in relief of starting pitcher Tom Phoebus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boston Rookie One Out Short Of No-Hit Gem |author=Hal Bock |agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w38uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4184,8020188 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |date=15 April 1967 |accessdate=28 August 2011}}</ref> He struck out veteran Phil Roof and held off all-star Bert Campaneris to win the game in his first appearance.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KC1/KC1196704140.shtml April 14, 1967 Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Athletics Box Score and Play by Play] at [https://www.baseball-reference.com Baseball-Reference.com]</ref>

Dillman finished 16 games in his career and amassed 3 saves.<ref name=data/>

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