William Parlier

William Oscar Parlier
(Ellie)

• Bats Both, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
• Born January 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, CA USA
• Died November 26, 2007

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Biographical Information

Outfielder William Parlier played in the minor leagues from 1963 to 1973. He peaked at Double-A in affiliated ball, but spent a few years in the Triple-A Mexican League.

He began his career in the Los Angeles Dodgers chain. With the Santa Barbara Rancheros in 1963, he hit .275/.256/.483 with 24 home runs, 96 RBI, 27 stolen bases and 96 runs scored in 132 games. He finished third in the California League in home runs, behind Jose Vidal (40) and Len Tucker (26) and he wouldn't steal 10-plus bags again until 1970. He slipped to .225 in 1964, but still slugged .471 with 26 home runs in 125 games between the Salisbury Dodgers (61 G, 20 HR to lead Western Carolinas League) and Albuquerque Dukes (64 G, 6 HR). In 427 at-bats, he struck out 171 times. After hitting just 1 home run in 29 games for the AIL Dodgers in the Arizona Instructional League following the season, Parlier hit 17 dingers in 133 games in 1965, then 8 more in 76 games in 1976. He played in the Minnesota Twins system in 1967, hitting 11 home runs in 106 games. In the California Angels chain for 1968 and 1969, Parlier hit 24 home runs with 100 RBI the former year, then 22 home runs with 87 RBI the latter. He tied Roger Freed for second in the Texas League in home runs in 1969, 2 behind Adrian Garrett.

He spent 1970 to 1973 in the Mexican League. He clobbered 29 home runs with 97 RBI, 100 runs scored, 11 stolen bases and 131 walks in 145 games for the Charros de Jalisco in 1970, setting a league record in walks drawn. His walks record was broken by Joe Pactwa in 1977. He also finished second in runs (20 behind #1 Francisco Garcia), second in RBI (2 behind Gil Ruiz), third in home runs (behind Rogelio Fernandez and Rogelio Alvarez) and third in slugging (behind Garcia and Fernandez). He also led the league in OBP (.461) and strikeouts (131). He slashed .315/.474/.523 with 17 home runs, 69 RBI and 107 walks in 125 games for Jalisco in 1971, again leading the loop in walks and on-base percentage. After a couple more ho-hum seasons, his career was over.

He also tossed 9 innings over 5 appearances in his career, posting a 6.00 ERA without a decision.