Researching Bill Wight
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1541 people with the Wight surname? In that year Wight was ranked number 2135 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Wight on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Wight and the Wight Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1521 people with the Wight surname in the UK? Wight is now ranked number 2671 for popularity in the UK. |
Wight Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Wight surname in the USA? Wight is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Wight. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Wight
Bill Wight
William Robert Wight (April 12, 1922 – May 17, 2007) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from through for the New York Yankees (1946–47), Chicago White Sox (1948–50), Boston Red Sox (1951–52), Detroit Tigers (1952–53), Cleveland Indians (1953, 1955), Baltimore Orioles (1955–57), Cincinnati Reds (1958) and St. Louis Cardinals (1958). Listed at tall and, Wight batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Rio Vista, California.
Wight graduated from Oakland's McClymonds High School and entered professional baseball in the Yankees' organization in 1941. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and missed three full seasons (1943–45). His best MLB season was, when he set or equaled career bests in games won (15), complete games (14), shutouts (three), and innings pitched (245), hurling for a sixth-place White Sox team that lost 91 of its 154 games.
In a big-league career that lasted all or parts of 12 seasons, Wight posted a 77–99 won–lost record with 574 strikeouts and a 3.95 ERA in 347 appearances, including 198 starts, 66 complete games, 15 shutouts and eight saves in 1,563 innings of work.
Wight scouted for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros and Atlanta Braves for 37 years after his active career ended — signing Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan for Houston in 1962. He died in Mount Shasta, California, at the age of 85.
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