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Mar 31, 1946 Middletown, Connecticut, United States 78 years old
Major League Baseball pitcher
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About Bill Denehy Baseball
- William Francis Denehy (born March 31, 1946) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
- Denehy threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, and weighed 200 lb (91 kg).
- He was born in Middletown, Connecticut. The second-ever Middletown Little League alumnus to play Major League Baseball, he signed with the New York Mets out of high school for a $20,000 bonus and made his professional debut with the Auburn Mets of the New York–Penn League (then Class A) in 1965.
- He led the league in wins with 13, and the following season won nine of 11 decisions with the Double-A Williamsport Mets of the Eastern League, compiling a stellar 1.97 earned run average.
- In 1967, Denehy made 15 Major League appearances for the Mets, dropping seven of eight decisions with an ERA of 4.67.
- The 1967 Mets finished in tenth and last place, the fifth cellar-dwelling team in the expansion club's six-year history.
