William Woodruff Dancy (born November 10, 1951, at Saint Augustine, Florida)1 is an American baseball manager and coach. He was third base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.2345 Currently, Dancy is the Minor League Field Coordinator for the Detroit Tigers.
Baseball career
Bill Dancy played for six years in the Phillies minor league system. His achievements include: hitting a home run batting both left-handed and right-handed in a game, batting .311 in one season for a Triple A baseball team, and hitting eight straight pinch hits (occurred during his fifth year).
References
References
- Retrosheet
- Mandel, Ken (January 20, 2005). "Dancy in Majors after 31-year wait". MLB.com. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- Mandel, Ken (October 3, 2006). "Three coaches won't return to Phils". MLB.com. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- "Dancy reaches the Majors". oursportscentral.com. November 17, 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- "Phillies add Howe, Lopes, Williams to coaching staff". USA Today. AP. November 15, 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- Dietz, Doyle (August 26, 1983). "Phils guess right with Bill Dancy". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- "Bill Dancy to manage at Portland". The Bulletin. November 20, 1984. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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