Bill Voiselle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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baseball player
Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1919
Place of Birth: Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 31-Jan-2005
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Bill Voiselle
- William Symmes Voiselle (January 29, 1919 – January 31, 2005) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.
- From 1942 through 1950, Voiselle played for the New York Giants (1942–47), Boston Braves (1947–49) and Chicago Cubs (1950).
- He batted and threw right-handed. While born in Greenwood, South Carolina, Voiselle grew up in the nearby town of Ninety Six.
- He received special permission from the National League to wear the number 96 on his jersey as a way to honor his hometown.
- At the time, this was the highest number ever worn in major league baseball. Voiselle debuted with the Giants in 1942 and reached the big leagues full-time in 1944.
- Nicknamed "Big Bill", in his rookie season, he led the NL in innings pitched and strikeouts, and finished third with a career-high 21 wins.
- He made his only All-Star appearance that season and finished fifth in MVP voting.
- To top it off, The Sporting News named him the National League Pitcher of the Year in the first season of the award. Voiselle suffered a minor sophomore jinx in 1945, winning 14 but with a high 4.49 ERA.
- After many prominent major leaguers returned from World War II, his role with the Giants was reduced.
- He also was on the end of a $500 fine from Giants manager Mel Ott for allowing St.
- Louis Cardinals batter Johnny Hopp to get a hit on an 0-2 count during a June 1 game at Sportsman's Park.Voiselle was eventually traded to the Boston Braves for another wartime star, Mort Cooper, in the 1947 midseason.
- In 1948, Voiselle won 13 games for the Braves Champions Team as the third starter behind Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain.
- In the World Series against the Cleveland Indians, Voiselle came into Game 3 as a relief pitcher and he got the start in Game 6, taking the loss, 4–3.
- Most concede that Voiselle and the Braves out-pitched and out-hit the Indians, but the team was eliminated 4–2.
- Voiselle pitched 10.2 innings in the Series and surrendered three earned runs for a 2.53 ERA.
- After that, he pitched one more season with the Braves, winning just seven games, before being traded before the 1950 season to the Chicago Cubs for infielder Gene Mauch.
- Voiselle only spent a half a season with the Cubs, during which he failed to record a victory in 19 appearances (seven starts).
- It would end up being his last year in the majors, though he continued pitching for a significant number of minor league clubs. In a nine-season career, Voiselle posted a 74–84 record with 645 strikeouts and a 3.83 ERA in 1373?1/3 innings. Voiselle died in Greenwood, South Carolina, just two days after his 86th birthday.
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