Bill Madlock

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bill Madlock
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 12, 1951(1951-01-12)
Age	73
Birthplace	Memphis
Country	United States
Birth City	Tennessee
Horoscope	Capricorn

Bill Madlock Biography

Bill Madlock is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 12, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. A four-time National League batting champion who ended his career with a .305 career average of batting and contributed to guiding Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series Championship. Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Series Championship in 1979.

The team traded him with the Chicago Cubs in 1974, where he took over the role of Hall of Inductee He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1974, where he replaced Hall of Famer Ron Santo at third base. at third base.

He was considered for the baseball draft by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969, but would not sign with the Cardinals for two reasons. The first was because he figured he would have a difficult time breaking into the majors as a shortstop given the abilities of the Cardinal shortstop at the time, Dal Maxvill. The second was the delay required by the birth of his daughter Sara in December 1969. By the time Madlock was ready to sign with a major league baseball team, he had decided to go with an offer from the Washington Senators organization.

Madlock was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 5th round of the secondary phase of the 1970 amateur draft. He made his debut with the Texas Rangers (who had moved from Washington after the 1971 season) on September 7, 1973, and played 21 games with them, batting .351. After the season, Madlock and Vic Harris were traded to the Cubs for Ferguson Jenkins. Madlock replaced Ron Santo as the Cubs’ third baseman and hit .313, the highest average for a Cubs third baseman since Stan Hack batted .323 in 1945. In 1975 Madlock won his first batting title with a .354 average. On July 26 of that year he went 6-for-6 during a Cubs’ loss to the New York Mets. He also made the first of his three All-Star appearances and shared Game MVP honors with Jon Matlack.

Four children were born to him: Jeremy, Sara, Stephen and Douglas together with Cindy, his wife. Cindy.

Bill Madlock Net Worth

Bill Madlock is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bill Madlock 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played football, basketball as well as baseball, at Eisenhower High School in Decatur, Illinois.

He was the first baseball athlete within MLB history to have multiple batting championship with two teams: two for the Chicago Cubs and two more with the Pirates.

Bill “Mad Dog” Madlock, Jr. (born January 12, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1973 to 1987. Madlock is notable for being a four-time National League batting champion. His record of four batting titles as a third baseman would be eclipsed in 1988 by Wade Boggs. Since 1970, only Tony Gwynn has won more National League batting titles (eight). Madlock is also one of only three right-handed hitters to have won multiple National League batting titles since 1960, Roberto Clemente having also won four and Tommy Davis having won back-to-back titles in 1962 and 1963.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Bill Madlock height 5 ft 11 in Bill weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Bill Madlock Dating?

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Madlock also had a fiery temper, and was involved in several incidents (including the 1980 episode) that exemplified it:

Facts & Trivia

Bill Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bill Madlock celebrates birthday on January 12 of every year.

Madlock won two more batting titles, in 1981 and 1983, making him the first player to win multiple batting titles with two different teams. He also finished second in the National League in batting in 1982, his .319 average bettered only by Al Oliver’s .331. Afterwards, however, his play mirrored the decline of the team. In August 1985 the Pirates traded him to Los Angeles which, like Pittsburgh in 1979, was contending for a division title. The Dodgers lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS but Madlock hit three home runs in the loss. In 1987, the Dodgers released Madlock, who signed a few days later with the Detroit Tigers, hitting .279 with 14 home runs and 50 RBI in 87 games including a three home run game on June 28, where he again earned a trip to the postseason. Madlock became a free agent at the end of the 1987 season and played for the Lotte Orions in Japan in 1988.

Why is Bill Madlock not in the Hall of Fame?

Despite his batting skill, in the first year he was eligible for Hall of Fame voting by the BBWAA in 1993, he got only 4% of the vote and was dropped from the ballot.

Who did the Cubs get for Bill Madlock?

To do that, they sent Madlock and utility player Vic Harris to the Chicago Cubs for future Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins on October 25, 1973. After six straight 20-win seasons, Jenkins had gone 14-16 for the Cubs in 1973 and was starting to get up there at age 30.

Who did Bill Madlock play for?

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Is Bill Madlock married?

‘ At the time of Dale Berra’s testimony, Bill Madlock was in Atlanta with the Dodgers shortly after being traded. But his wife, Cynthia , and their four children were still in Pittsburgh.

Is Dave Parker in the Hall of Fame?

In his first year on the baseball writers’ ballot, Simmons got just 3.7% of the vote and was removed moving forward. Simmons is in the Hall of Fame, but not Parker. That’s absolutely ludicrous.