# Bill Dillman

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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1945)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
 | name=Bill Dillman
 | position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
 | birth_date={{Birth date and age|1945|5|25}}
 | birth_place=[Trenton, New Jersey](/source/Trenton%2C_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](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
 | stat1value=7–12
 | stat2label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
 | stat2value=86
 | stat3label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
 | stat3value=4.54
 | teams=
*[Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) ({{mlby|1967}})
*[Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos) ({{mlby|1970}})
}}

'''William Howard Dillman''' (born May 25, 1945) is a retired [American](/source/United_States) professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player. A [right-handed](/source/right-handed) [pitcher](/source/pitcher), he appeared in 50 [Major League](/source/Major_League_Baseball) games over two seasons for the 1967 [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) and the 1970 [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos). He attended [Wake Forest University](/source/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](/source/1965_Major_League_Baseball_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](/source/starting_pitcher) [Tom Phoebus](/source/Tom_Phoebus).<ref>{{cite news |title=Boston Rookie One Out Short Of No-Hit Gem |author=Hal Bock |agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w38uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4184,8020188 |newspaper=[Reading Eagle](/source/Reading_Eagle) |date=15 April 1967 |accessdate=28 August 2011}}</ref> He struck out veteran [Phil Roof](/source/Phil_Roof) and held off all-star [Bert Campaneris](/source/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](/source/Save_(baseball)).<ref name=data/>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats |mlb=113369 |espn= |br=d/dillmbi01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=dillma001wil }}

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Category:Elmira Pioneers players
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Category:Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
Category:Tidewater Tides players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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