Bill Parsons

William Raymond Parsons (born August 17, 1948) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), mostly with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Baseball career Born in Riverside, California, he attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. He grew to be , , and threw right-handed. Parsons was drafted in the 7th round by the Seattle Pilots in 1968, and played in their minor league system before leaving in 1970.

He joined the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970, and was assigned to Portland of the Pacific Coast League, going 3–0 with a 2.25 ERA. Parsons played his first game in the major leagues on April 13, 1971. Parsons was second in the 1971 BBWAA Rookie of the Year voting, losing out to Chris Chambliss, and was named The Sporting News AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year. In July 1975 he was traded by the Cardinals with cash to the White Sox for Buddy Bradford.