Bill Phebus

Raymond William Phebus

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut September 6, 1936
• Final Game May 16, 1938
• Born August 2, 1909 in Cherryvale, KS USA

Died October 11, 1989 in Bartow, FL USA

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Biographical Information

After pitching two games for the Washington Senators in 1936, Bill Phebus was sent to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association for the 1937 season. After a lackluster season there, going 5-9 with a 4.83 ERA, he was called up by the Senators. In his 1937 major league debut, the control-challenged Phebus hurled a one-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on September 6th in the second game of a doubleheader. Boston C Gene Desautels spoiled the no-hitter with a 5th-inning double. Phebus walked seven and hit one batsman in that game. He followed up the one-hitter with two more wins and finished with a 2.21 ERA. These three wins would be the last of his major league Career as after 5 games in 1938 he would be finished with the majors. Ironically, the walk-plagued Phebus as a batter managed to garner a disproportionate 7 free passes in his 18 career plate appearances, although never getting a hit.