Will Pennyfeather
| Will Pennyfeather | |
|---|---|
| Center Fielder | |
| Born: May 25, 1968 Perth Amboy, New Jersey | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 27, 1992, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 17, 1994, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .196 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
William Nathaniel Pennyfeather (born May 25, 1968) is a former professional baseball player. He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball as a center fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Professional career
[edit]Pennyfeather accepted a scholarship to play college football at Syracuse. After his sophomore football season at Syracuse, Pennyfeather signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1988 after a personal tryout[1] and began his professional career with the Pirates' affiliate in the Gulf Coast League.
Listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall, weighing 195 pounds, and batting and throwing right-handed, Pennyfeather made his major league debut on June 27, 1992. During his major league career he appeared in 40 games over those three years and collected nine hits, including a double.
In 1994 he was claimed on waivers by the Cincinnati Reds, who traded him to the California Angels for Eduardo Pérez in 1996.
Pennyfeather continued to play professionally after the end of his major league career. He played for the minor league affiliates of the Anaheim Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as the Taipei Gida of the Taiwan Major League, the Broncos de Reynosa of the Mexican League, and teams in the independent Northern League and Atlantic League. He is one of only three players who played in the Atlantic League in each of its first ten seasons.
2006 was Pennyfeather's final season, during which he played for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League. He went out on a high note, as he was honored as Newark Bears Player of the Year, and was also a member of the Atlantic League All-Star team. The Bears honored him with an in-game ceremony on September 21, 2006, during their final home game of the season.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Cowley, Norm (July 1, 1999). "Pennyfeather would have preferred NFL". Edmonton Journal. p. D2. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "Squarespace - Account Not Available". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2006.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Official website
- The Baseball Gauge Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Venezuela Winter League
- 1968 births
- Living people
- African-American baseball players
- Albuquerque Dukes players
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan
- Atlantic City Surf players
- Augusta Pirates players
- Baseball players from Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Bridgeport Bluefish players
- Broncos de Reynosa players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Caribes de Anzoátegui players
- Carolina Mudcats players
- Edmonton Trappers players
- Erie SeaWolves players
- Gulf Coast Pirates players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Leones del Caracas players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Newark Bears players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Princeton Pirates players
- Princeton Reds players
- Salem Buccaneers players
- Sioux Falls Canaries players
- Somerset Patriots players
- Sportspeople from Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- Syracuse Orangemen baseball players
- Taipei Gida players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Welland Pirates players
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Syracuse Orange football players
- Perth Amboy High School alumni