William De Kova "Bill" White (baseball player)
(born January 28, 1934 in Lakewood, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and left-handed batter who played for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1956, 1958), St. Louis Cardinals (1959-65, 1969) and Philadelphia Phillies (1966-68).
In 13-seasons career, White batted .286 with 202 home runs and 870 RBI in 1673 games.
White soon moved on to a career as a sportscaster, enjoying stints at ABC, CBS Radio, and WPIX-TV, where he called New York Yankees games with Phil Rizzuto.
From 1989-1994, White served as President of the National League. White was the first African-American to hold such a high executive postion in sports.
Highlights
- 5-time All-Star (1959-61, 1963-64)
- 7-time Gold Glove (1960-66)
- Twice Top 10 MVP (1963-64)
- Hit a homerun in his first at-bat (May 7, 1956)
- 8-time hit 20 or more home runs (1956, 1961-66)
- Tied a Ty Cobb record with 14 hits in consecutive doubleheaders (1961)
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Bill White (mayor)
Bill White is the current mayor of the city of Houston, Texas (January 2, 2004 - present).
Career
Community and Business Activities
- Board of Directors, North American Electrical Reliability Council
- Executive Committee, Greater Houston Partnership
- Chairman, World Trade Division
- Chairman, Environmental Advisory Committee
- Board of Directors, Houston's Quality of Life Coalition
Education
Personal
- Wife Andrea, writer, civic leader
- Member, St. Luke's United Methodist Church
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