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William Pierce Padget
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"Spec, Speck"
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Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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Height:
| 6' 1"
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Weight:
| 180
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Born:
| 1921-12-8 at Richburg, SC (US)
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Died:
| 1964-5-11 at Gastonia, NC (US)
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Interred:
| Union AR Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Richburg, SC (US)
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William Padget was a professional player.
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Profile
After graduating from Erskine College and serving in World War II, Padget began his professional career in as a 27-year-old rookie. He retired from professional baseball in 1958 and began work as a commercial pilot. He died in a plane crash in Gastonia NC in 1964 on his way to New Jersey to inspect an oil pipeline.
Personal
- Resided in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1953.
Achievements
- Led the 1949 Coastal Plain League pitchers in games won with 22 and complete games with 29.
Playing in less than ten games statistics
- 1950 Springfield International League 3 G, 0 W, 1 L, .000 PCT., 18 IP, 2 SO, 6 BB, 17 H, 3.50 ERA, 0 ShO, 0 CG
Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
- "Spec Padget Is Killed In Fiery Plane Crash", pg B1. The Gastonia (NC) Gazette, 1964-05-11.
- "Obituary". The Gastonia (NC) Gazette, 1964-05-12.
- North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 accessed via Ancestry.com