Will McEnaney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1952
Place of Birth: Springfield, Ohio, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Will McEnaney
- William Henry McEnaney (February 14, 1952) is a former professional baseball player.
- He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball (1974–79) with the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates and St.
- Louis Cardinals. McEnaney was one of five children of William and Eleanor (Grieb) McEnaney and attended Springfield North High School in Springfield, Ohio.
- He was drafted by the Reds in the eighth round of the 1970 amateur draft.
- He made his Major League debut at age 22 on July 3, 1974 in relief of starter Clay Carroll in a 4–1 Reds loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium.
- McEnaney's first-ever inning was a 1–2–3 one as he induced popouts from Tommy John, Davey Lopes and Bill Buckner, and for the game he pitched two scoreless innings.
- In his rookie season, he pitched 24 games, with a 2–1 record and a 4.44 earned run average. McEnaney was a key member of the bullpen of the 1975 and 1976 World Series champions Big Red Machine.
- In 1975, he posted a 5–2 record with a 2.47 ERA and 15 saves in 70 pitching appearances.
- But he is best known for his performance in the Series, in which he pitched five games (6.2 innings) in relief with a 2.70 ERA and one save,. Entering in the bottom of the ninth inning, with the Reds clinging to a 4–3 lead over the Boston Red Sox, McEnaney got Juan Beníquez to fly out followed by a Bob Montgomery groundout.
- He then sealed the World Series title and became part of an iconic moment as he induced Carl Yastrzemski to hit a flyball to centerfield, which was grabbed by César Gerónimo, followed by the Reds celebrating around the pitcher's mound.In 1976 he fell to 2–6 with a 4.85 ERA in 55 games.
- But he again excelled in the World Series, pitching 4.2 scoreless innings in two games and earning two saves.
- And, just as in the previous World Series, he closed out the series with a 1–2–3 9th inning, for a four-game sweep over the New York Yankees.In December 1976 he was traded to the Expos.
- In 1977, he pitched 69 games with a 3–5 record and a 3.95 ERA.
- He was then traded to the Pirates for the 1978 season and pitched only six games with a 10.38 ERA.
- Released by the Pirates, he played for the Cardinals in 1979.
- In that season, he pitched in 25 games with an 0–3 record and a 2.95 ERA, but it was his final season in the majors as the Cardinals released him prior to the 1980 season.
- For his Major League career he compiled 12–17 record with a 3.76 earned run average and 148 strikeouts in 269 appearances, all as a relief pitcher.
- McEnaney played in Mexico with the Águilas de Mexicali and the Plataneros de Tabasco, as well as for the West Palm Beach Tropics of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.
- In 1980, while pitching for Mexicali, McEnaney hurled a 1–0 no-hitter against the Algodoneros de Guasave.McEnaney lives in Florida with his second wife, Cindy.
- They have two adult sons.
- He also has a daughter from his first wife, Lynne Magaw.
- After baseball, he has been an investment banker, had a painting business, later a bathtub refinishing business for 12 years and was most recently a salesman at Dick's Sporting Goods while working evenings as the scoreboard operator for the Miami Marlins minor league affiliate Jupiter Hammerheads.
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