William Padget

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William Padget
William Pierce Padget
"Spec, Speck"
Bat/Throw: R/R
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 180
Born: 1921-12-8 at Richburg, SC (US)
Died: 1964-5-11 at Gastonia, NC (US)
Interred: Union AR Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Richburg, SC (US)
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William Padget was a professional player.

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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


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