Bill Almon Trades and Transactions

The Bill Almon trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Bill Almon has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"Bill Almon was the first player taken in the 1974 draft by San Diego. He made the rest of the country take notice of our little corner of the world we call Rhode Island. You did us proud Bill." - Author / Poet Dan D'Alessio (September 29, 2004)

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Bill Almon

Bill Almon Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#332)

Bill Almon Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#332)
 

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Birth Name:   William Francis Almon
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   11-21-1952  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Providence, Rhode Island
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Veterans Memorial High School (Warwick, RI)
College:   Brown University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-02-1974 (Age 21)
Last Game:   06-14-1988
Draft:   1974 : 1st Round (1st)
Bill Almon

Trades & Transactions

06-08-1971: Selected by San Diego Padres in the 11th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
06-05-1974: Selected by San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick overall) — free-agent draft.
11-27-1979: Traded by San Diego Padres (with Dan Briggs) to Montreal Expos for Dave Cash.
07-07-1980: Granted free agency.
07-11-1980: Signed by New York Mets.
12-19-1980: Released by New York Mets.
02-04-1981: Signed by Chicago White Sox.
11-10-1982: Granted free agency.
01-18-1983: Signed by Oakland Athletics.
11-08-1984: Granted free agency.
04-08-1985: Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
05-29-1987: Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Mets for Al Pedrique and Scott Little.
11-09-1987: Granted free agency.
01-08-1988: Signed by New York Mets.
03-21-1988: Traded by New York Mets to Philadelphia Phillies for Shawn Barton.
06-16-1988: Released by Philadelphia Phillies.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Bill Almon trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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