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class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1964_in_baseball" title="1964 in baseball">1964</a>–<a href="/wiki/1972_in_baseball" title="1972 in baseball">1972</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> (<a href="/wiki/1973_in_baseball" title="1973 in baseball">1973</a>–<a href="/wiki/1975_in_baseball" title="1975 in baseball">1975</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li>2× <a href="/wiki/MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1969</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1973</a>)</li> <li>Pitched <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> on July 20, 1970</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Robert Singer</b> (born April 24, 1944) is an American former <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> with a 14-year career from 1964 to 1977. He played primarily for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (1964–72) and the <a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> (1973–75), spending his final two seasons with the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> (1976), <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> (1976), and <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> (1977). His nicknames included "Sing Sing," "Billy No-No" and "The Singer Throwing Machine." </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_League_career">Major League career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Singer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Major League career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Singer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Dodgers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Singer made his major league debut with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> on September 24, 1964, allowing one run in 6.1 innings in a start against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, as he had a no-decision in a 4-3 loss at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>. Singer made one more start in 1964, allowing 4 runs in 7.2 innings in a 4-3 loss to the Cubs at <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a>. </p><p>During the next two seasons, Singer saw very little action with the Dodgers, pitching five innings in five games, as he spent most of his time in the minor leagues. </p><p>He had his first full season in Los Angeles in 1967, as Singer had an impressive 12-8 record with a 2.64 ERA in 32 games, 29 of them starts. In 1968, Singer had a very solid ERA of 2.88, however, he had a losing record of 13-17. </p><p>During this period, the legendary Dodger announcer, <a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a>, referred to Singer as "the Singer Throwing Machine." </p><p>Singer had a breakout season in 1969, tying with <a href="/wiki/Claude_Osteen" title="Claude Osteen">Claude Osteen</a> with a club high 20 wins, as he had a 20-12 record with a club best 2.34 ERA. Singer played in the <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a> held at <a href="/wiki/RFK_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="RFK Stadium">RFK Stadium</a> in Washington, D.C., pitching two scoreless innings in the National League's 9-3 win. That year Singer also became the first pitcher to be officially credited with a <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">save</a>. The statistic was made official in 1969, and Singer recorded his on April 7, when he took over from <a href="/wiki/Don_Drysdale" title="Don Drysdale">Don Drysdale</a> and secured a 3-2 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> at <a href="/wiki/Crosley_Field" title="Crosley Field">Crosley Field</a>. </p><p>He ran into injury problems in 1970, making only 16 starts, but had a record of 8-5 with a 3.13 ERA. After contracting hepatitis early in the season, he made a comeback, being named the NL Player of the Month for July as he had a 5-0 record with a 1.84 ERA. On the 20th of that month, he <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hit</a> the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 at Dodger Stadium. His season ended when he broke a finger. </p><p>Singer was the Dodgers opening day starter in 1971, however he struggled throughout the season, with a 10-17 record and a 4.16 ERA. He continued to struggle throughout the 1972 season, going only 6-16 with a 3.67 ERA. </p><p>On November 28, 1972, the Dodgers traded Singer, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Grabarkewitz" title="Billy Grabarkewitz">Billy Grabarkewitz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Strahler" title="Mike Strahler">Mike Strahler</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Valentine" title="Bobby Valentine">Bobby Valentine</a> to the <a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> for <a href="/wiki/Ken_McMullen_(baseball)" title="Ken McMullen (baseball)">Ken McMullen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andy_Messersmith" title="Andy Messersmith">Andy Messersmith</a> . </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Singer_1975.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Bill_Singer_1975.jpeg/100px-Bill_Singer_1975.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Bill_Singer_1975.jpeg/150px-Bill_Singer_1975.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Bill_Singer_1975.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="155" data-file-height="302" /></a><figcaption>Singer, circa 1975</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="California_Angels">California Angels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Singer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: California Angels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Singer had a very strong 1973 season with the Angels, tying a career high with 20 wins, as he was 20-14 with a 3.22 ERA in 40 starts. Singer played in the <a href="/wiki/1973_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a> held at <a href="/wiki/Kauffman_Stadium" title="Kauffman Stadium">Kauffman Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a>, where he allowed three runs in two innings as the American League lost 7-1. </p><p>Singer's season was shortened by back problems in 1974. He made 14 starts, earning a 7-4 record with a 2.98 ERA. He struggled in the 1975 season, going 7-15 with a 4.98 ERA. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas_Rangers_and_Minnesota_Twins">Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Singer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Singer was sent from the Angels to the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Jim_Spencer" title="Jim Spencer">Jim Spencer</a> and $100,000 on December 10, 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He began the 1976 in Texas, and pitched well with them, going 4-1 with a 3.48 ERA in 10 starts. He was dealt along with <a href="/wiki/Roy_Smalley_III" title="Roy Smalley III">Roy Smalley III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Cubbage" title="Mike Cubbage">Mike Cubbage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gideon" title="Jim Gideon">Jim Gideon</a> and $250,000 from the <a href="/wiki/1976_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1976 Texas Rangers season">Rangers</a> to the <a href="/wiki/1976_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1976 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> for <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Bert Blyleven</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Danny Thompson (baseball)">Danny Thompson</a> on June 1.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He finished the 1976 season with the Twins, making 26 starts, and finishing with a 9-9 record and a 3.77 ERA in Minnesota. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toronto_Blue_Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Singer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Toronto Blue Jays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Singer_-_Toronto_Blue_Jays.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bill_Singer_-_Toronto_Blue_Jays.jpg/120px-Bill_Singer_-_Toronto_Blue_Jays.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Bill_Singer_-_Toronto_Blue_Jays.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="210" /></a><figcaption>Singer's 1977 <a href="/wiki/Hostess_(snack_cakes)" title="Hostess (snack cakes)">Hostess</a> baseball card, with painted <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> logo</figcaption></figure> <p>On November 5, 1976, the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> drafted Singer in the <a href="/wiki/1976_MLB_Expansion_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 MLB Expansion Draft">1976 MLB Expansion Draft</a> with the 28th overall selection. As a previous 20-game winner, Singer was one of the focal points of the Blue Jays initial marketing campaign. He was nearly traded for <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a> in a transaction approved by the Yankees but vetoed by Blue Jays president <a href="/wiki/Peter_Bavasi" title="Peter Bavasi">Peter Bavasi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Singer started the Blue Jays' first spring training game on March 11, 1977 at <a href="/wiki/Grant_Field_(Dunedin)" title="Grant Field (Dunedin)">Grant Field</a> in Dunedin, Florida. He surrendered a lead-off homerun to the Mets' Lee Mazzilli before the Blue Jays came back to win 3-1.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Singer was also the opening day starter for the expansion Blue Jays in 1977. He gave up 11 hits and 3 walks in 4.1 innings, and garnered a no-decision in Toronto's 9-5 win over the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> on a snowy afternoon at <a href="/wiki/Exhibition_Stadium" title="Exhibition Stadium">Exhibition Stadium</a>. Singer struggled with the Blue Jays, and spent six weeks on the disabled list in June and July 1977. Singer was ineffective in his return to the rotation on July 13, 1977 and was moved to the bullpen. On July 16, after a relief appearance, he was shut down for the rest of the season, and never again pitched in the major or minor leagues. He finished the 1977 season 2-8 with a 6.79 ERA. </p><p>Singer did not pitch during the 1978 season and was released from the Blue Jays on December 2, 1978. He then retired, finishing his career with a 118-127 record, a 3.39 ERA and 1,515 strikeouts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-playing_career">Post-playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Singer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Post-playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retirement he held various scouting and consulting positions with <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Florida Marlins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>. </p><p>In 2003, Singer was terminated from his position as special assistant to General Manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Duquette" title="Jim Duquette">Jim Duquette</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> after Singer disparaged the Los Angeles Dodgers' assistant general manager <a href="/wiki/Kim_Ng" title="Kim Ng">Kim Ng</a> during general manager meetings with <a href="/wiki/Ching_chong" title="Ching chong">nonsensical mock Chinese</a> while asking about her background.<sup id="cite_ref-sports.espn.go.com_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ng was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to American-born parents of Chinese and Thai heritage. The incident was reported by <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-sports.espn.go.com_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later apologized, and blamed the <a href="/wiki/Atkins_diet" title="Atkins diet">Atkins diet</a> and being drunk as the reasons for his remarks.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was later hired by the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> as a Major League scout in February 2005, with the Diamondbacks GM <a href="/wiki/Joe_Garagiola_Jr" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Garagiola Jr">Joe Garagiola Jr</a> stating, "We satisfied ourselves by talking to him, to other people about him and doing a thorough background check."<sup id="cite_ref-sports.espn.go.com_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, the Washington Nationals hired Singer as a scout and promoted him to director of professional scouting in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Singer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/11/archives/phils-obtain-kaat-in-5player-trade.html">Koppett, Leonard. 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November 3, 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&rft.atitle=Nats+hire+Schueler+as+special+adviser+to+GM&rft.date=2009-11-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fmlb%2Fnews%2Fstory%3Fid%3D4620168&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Singer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Singer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/singebi01.shtml">Baseball Reference</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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