baseball born december major_league_baseball mlb second baseman pinch runner played milwaukee brewers world series champion cincinnati reds career games batting average hits runs batted rbi runs strikeouts stolen bases defensively played second baseman reds primarily pinch runner scored winning run game world series played mlb born houston attended freshman season won college world series baseball team seasons named team composed best collegiate baseball athletes america drafted milwaukee 4th round mlb draft rose brewers farm system teams played won multiple minor league titles subsequently mlb debut milwaukee starting second baseman injured trade sent cincinnati reds pinch runner end regular season postseason facing world series reached base pinch hit single later scored winning run game reds ultimately swept athletics games following world series championship spent years minor league baseball reds chicago_cubs played exhibition baseball retirement worked equipment supplier oil gas industry houston coached daughter team early life born december houston texas attended philadelphia_phillies selected 8th round mlb draft second player drafted instead signing professional contract phillies chose attend austin collegiate career enrolled austin played baseball year finished win loss record ranked number team nation determine team represent college world series played defeated advanced world series world series followed double elimination format lost defeated win championship series named world series tournament team composed best players series writers baseball america named honorary freshman america team professional career rise majors began playing professionally class advanced ports brewers farm team competed ports future mlb position players roster played games brewers team seven future mlb pitchers manager ports finished record reached playoffs consisted teams playing best game series winners advanced play league championship series ports defeated games championship faced defeated reach finals series lead lost final games giants won title individually batted tied fourth best team stolen bases games played brewers promoted double team played home runs hit rbi highest career professional level finished regular season record playoffs eventually winning league title time wins managerial career lasted years led club stolen bases caught stealing times team high season attempted brewers opening day roster playing milwaukee spring training camp writer noted lot recent publicity journal sentinel reporter said impressed play despite brewers sent minor league camp arizona march spent entire season playing triple played games second named star second baseman finished season batting stolen bases second stole runs scored led denver club won final games finish game ahead best record round playoffs denver faced defeated advanced league championship series match indianapolis indians defeated games win title second straight year spring training game early march committed errors chicago_cubs 11th inning cubs scored winning run recording hit 4th inning single scored runs cut mlb roster prior start season milwaukee manager named starting second baseman triple rbi game iowa cubs april victory hindered season leg injury hit stolen bases loss season ago finished time professional career team played missed playoffs mlb debut season brewers added winter roster season approached year second baseman signed club demoted denver predicted remain limited defensive versatility began season july named triple star game mlb level brewers suffered multiple injuries starting players having athletes disabled list august total players point game new_york_yankees august played second base brewers tried hold lead base yankees batter hit ground ball shortstop potential double play ran trouble fielding low throw umpire called illegal roll block tore left knee placed called replacement injury milwaukee general manager said expected join mlb team game time august adding won starting lineup play necessary mlb debut august double switch boston_red_sox replaced pitcher entered game wade hit ground ball committed error allowed reach advance base runs scored inning brewers won career start days later mlb hit came august reached base infield single stole second base scored single running base hit august slipped wet grass suffered separated right shoulder brewers placed day replacement milwaukee acquired returned team games september end season seven mlb games batted hits runs steals late march projected milwaukee starting second baseman mlb season bearing starting spot started second opening day chicago_white_sox despite brewers loss play complimented facing april hit mlb extra base hit double 8th inning committed errors defense later scored ahead run double milwaukee victory previously stole second base home plate 2nd second final mlb rbi occurred april scored single entered game 6th inning replace hit pitch inning earlier april hitting bats came expected second telegraph called switch days later demoted denver team time leader steals batted games milwaukee traded cincinnati_reds june occurred player deal outfielder sent cincinnati pitchers reds general manager said trade felt comfortable pitching staff didn feel comfortable right handed hitters bench later said repeatedly asked brewers trade cincinnati reds arrived reds organization assigned triple nashville sounds play game determine leader eastern division team qualified playoffs sounds played nashville manager called contest absurd game seen life match lasted innings ended hit double scored nashville played extra inning game time inning contest september western champion playoffs lost later sounds lost series games season reds added mlb roster cincinnati debut september came game pinch runner scored billy hit second baseman reds acquired minute deal trade deadline hospitalized pain september doctors performed operation october hold postseason play cincinnati won reds team national_league history lead division entire game season surprised prepared return houston residence reds regular season game club added postseason roster national league championship series reds faced pittsburgh_pirates best seven game series game reds home team opened lead trailed game entered ninth inning led inning pinch hit single walked batter forced base tried sacrifice davis manager game pinch runner davis second tried steal followed davis safe pirates catcher threw second feet second inning speaking said thought better jump added attempted steal reds failed score inning lost game postseason appearance came game pinch ran scored run reds won cincinnati ultimately defeated pirates moved world series play league championship game reds defeated athletics associated_press writer called stunning combination power pitching cincinnati scored runs game winning streak playoffs pitchers combined hit shutout game ended athletics game postseason win streak play like game cincinnati home team game reds faced athletics oakland opened scoring run inning ground ball scored reds responded runs oakland scored runs removed jackson game athletics led reds cincinnati added run fourth managed tie game eighth hit triple scored innings game remained tied came pitch ninth held athletics scoreless innings pitched oakland countered future hall_of_fame tenth leading reds davis grounded shortstop batter supposed pitcher entered game pinch hit hitting coach told ball play run like hell pitched ball strike count hit ball weakly baseman beat infield single hit right handed pitcher mlb career advanced second single oliver scored single win game called situation dream come true reds won game scoring seven runs inning pitcher earned win cincinnati game ended score athletics took lead game hit single scored second base eighth inning reds loaded bases singles error allowed reach base scored scored sacrifice fly cincinnati lead lead held came ninth inning reds world series champions play game players world series champion reds received world series ring visited white_house later career january signed year contract stay reds spring training cincinnati sent minor league complex team reds farm system started season injury went able spot injury played entire season sounds batted games stolen base attempts team finished record reds sign signed contract chicago_cubs played chicago triple affiliate games played hit hits stolen bases iowa finished worked father law houston pipe business february brewers invited spring training camp possible replacement player mlb strike strike ended returned wife children houston instead continuing career citing physical reasons retirement personal life played stood feet inches teammates milwaukee spring training camp players threw cap ground addressed mlb season worked substitute school teacher houston world series raced promotional event premise event defeat human second head start yard race supposed chase toy halfway race hat fell instead went hat won race inducted lives houston works equipment supplier oil gas industry coaches daughter team outside work
Billy Bates (baseball)