Bill North Garfield High School 1966 Baseball, Basketball
SPS High School Athletic Hall of Fame • Seattle WA
High School Played basketball for the Bulldogs Honorable-mention All-Metro selection as a second baseman College Played basketball two seasons at Central Washington State College (now Central Washington University) First-team NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) All-American in baseball as a junior Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1969 major league draft Professional Played 11 seasons in MLB with the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants First player in Oakland A’s history to serve as a designated hitter Recorded more putouts than any other professional outfielder from 1973 to1976 Two-time American League leader in steals Won two World Series championships with Oakland
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