William Glenn Abbott (born February 16, 1951 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1973-1981 and 1983-1984. He is currently the pitching coach for the San Diego Padres' Double-A affiliate, the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League.

Abbott has played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers. Abbott, along with Vida Blue, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers combined for the first four-pitcher combined no-hitter in Major League history.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Oakland Athletics

Abbott was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the eighth round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft.

On September 28, 1975, Abbott pitched one-ninth of a no-hitter over the California Angels on the last day of the regular season, relieving Vida Blue, who threw the first five innings. Abbott retired Ike Hampton, Jerry Remy and Dave Chalk in order in the sixth inning before being replaced by Paul Lindblad and later Rollie Fingers. This was the first four-pitcher combined no-hitter in Major League history.

He went on to pitch four seasons with the Athletics going 13-16 with a 4.08 ERA in 73 games, 45 for starts.

[edit] Seattle Mariners

In November 1976, Abbott was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft. He played for the Mariners longer than any other player from their original 1977 opening day roster. Abbott led all Mariners pitchers in wins in 1977 and 1980, winning 12 games in each of those seasons. Abbott said this about being chosen by the Mariners;

Abbott finished his career with the Mariners going 44-62 with a 4.54 ERA in 155 games, 146 for starts. H pitched two 200 inning season in 1977 & 1980

[edit] Detroit Tigers

On August 23, 1983 Abbott's contract was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Mariners for $100,000.^[2]

In two season with the Tigers Abbott was 2-2 with a 3.87 ERA in 20 games, 15 for starts before his release on August 14, 1984.

[edit] Managerial career

[edit] Portland Beavers

In 2008, he became the pitching coach for the Triple-A Portland Beavers in the San Diego Padres organization.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Baseball Almanac