"A former Santa Clara football star, Bill was traded to the A's by the Yankees in December of 1953. The Yanks brought him up from Kansas City after hit .295 with 28 home runs and had a .581 slugging mark in 1952.
His first year in pro ball was 1949 at Twin Falls, where he batted .385. In 1951, Bill walloped 26 homers and had a .296 mark at Quincy.
Bill had his most memorable hitting streak with Kansas City in '52 when he belted seven homers in eight games. In one of these games he also drove in seven runs with a grand slam homer, a double and a single."
-1954 Topps No. 112
"After starring in the Orange Bowl with Santa Clara College in 1949, Bill set out to make baseball his career. He started in great style at Twin Falls by leading the league in home runs and posting a .385 batting average. In '51 at Quincy, he topped the sluggers with 26 round-trippers.
Called up by the Yankees in '53, Bill hit .314 and was traded to the A's in 1954 in an 11-man deal."
-1955 Topps No. 121
"Bill is a powerhouse who belts a long ball. At Twin Falls in '49 he hit 26 homers and drove in 96 runs in only 76 games. He came up through the Yankee chain."
-1955 Topps Doubleheader No. 99
"Bill was a fine football player at Santa Clara University. His overall .296 minor league average won him a New York promotion. After hitting .314 for New York, he came to Kansas City in 1954 via a trade."
-1956 Topps No. 82
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