Bill Mooneyham
William Craig Mooneyham (born August 16, 1960) was an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of the Major League Baseball (MLB).
| Bill Mooneyham | |
|---|---|
 Mooneyham in 1988 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 16, 1960 Livermore, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1986, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1986, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–5 |
| Earned run average | 4.52 |
| Strikeouts | 75 |
| Teams | |
Mooneyham attended Merced College. He was originally drafted in 1980 Major League Baseball draft in the 1st round (10th overall), and made his MLB debut on April 19, 1986, with Oakland. He played for only one season in MLB, for which he was paid $60,000.
In the minor leagues he played for the Salinas Spurs of the Class A California League in 1980 and the Holyoke Millers of the class AA Eastern League in 1981. He also played for Edmonton, Nashua, Modesto, Huntsville and Tacoma.
He worked as a Physical Education teacher at Weaver Middle School in Merced, California until 2022, when he retired.
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- MLB Statistics
- Baseball Gauge
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League