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William Robert Singer
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher
Born: April 24, 1944, Los Angeles, CA
Signed: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers 1964-72; California Angels 1973-75; Texas Rangers 1976; Minnesota Twins 1976; Toronto Blue Jays 1977
Bill Singer spent nine years of his 14-year big league career with the Dodgers, was a two-time All-Star and threw a no-hitter in 1970. Singer was used sparingly by the Dodgers between 1964 and 1966, appearing in just seven games over those three seasons. He'd join the starting pitching rotation for good in 1967, and enjoyed a career year in 1969 when he was 20-12 with a 2.34 ERA in 41 appearances. Singer threw his no-hitter on July 20, 1970 against the Phillies at Dodger Stadium, striking out ten. Dealt to the Angels in a blockbuster, seven-player deal in November 1972, Singer would win 20 games again in 1973 and make his second All-Star team. He was the opening day starter in the first game in Blue Jays franchise history in 1977. Singer was 118-127 lifetime in 322 games pitched, with a 3.39 ERA and 1,515 strikeouts.
Following his playing career, Singer served as a scout and in the front office with the Marlins, Pirates, Dodgers, Mets and Diamondbacks organizations. His baseball executive days were marred by a racially motivated incident involving then Dodgers' assistant GM Kim Ng in 2003, leading to his dismissal from a position with the Mets.
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.
Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables. The aim was simple: Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664. In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 41st of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me a little less than $2.
The Card / Dodgers Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
This is Singer's second appearance in the set, as he shows up on the 1968 N.L. Strikeout Leaders card (#12). This photo appears to be from spring training in 1969, with spectators pressed up against a fence behind Singer. A similar photo was used for Singer's 1970 Topps card. The cartoon on the back foreshadows the big league no-hitter still to come the following season.
Accuracy Index: Singer's card scores a solid +5.
1969 Season
Easily his career year, as mentioned above, Singer and lefty Claude Osteen (#528) formed an impressive one-two punch at the top of the Dodgers' starting pitching rotation. Osteen was also a 20-game winner. Singer pitched in a career-high 41 games and threw a career-high 315 2/3 innings, a mark he'd match in 1973. He also struck out a career best 227 batters.
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First Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #288
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12): 1966-77
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1977 Topps #346
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 90 in the Beckett online database as of 3/16/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
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