| Bill Tuttle | |
|---|---|
 Tuttle in 1954 | |
| Center fielder | |
| Born: July 4, 1929 Cramer, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: July 27, 1998 (aged 69) Anoka, Minnesota, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 1952, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 11, 1963, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .259 |
| Home runs | 67 |
| Runs batted in | 443 |
| Teams | |
William Robert Tuttle (July 4, 1929 – July 27, 1998) was an American professional baseball player. Primarily a center fielder, he appeared in 1,270 games played in Major League Baseball over 11 seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1952; 1954–1957), Kansas City Athletics (1958–1961) and Minnesota Twins (1961–1963). Tuttle also played 85 games as a third baseman during 1961 for the Twins; they were the only MLB games he ever played at the "hot corner." He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).