Bill Stoneman

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William Hambly "Bill" Stoneman III (born April 7, 1944, in Oak Park, Illinois) is the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of American Major League Baseball and a former righthanded pitcher who threw two no-hit, no run games during his eight-year MLB career.

Stoneman pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and the Angels from 1967-74. He threw his two no-hitters as an Expo: the first against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 17, 1969, in his fifth major league start (and only the ninth game of the franchise's existence), the second on October 2, 1972 when he beat the New York Mets. Both were 7–0 scores. He was named to the National League All-Star team in 1972.

Only 5'10" (178 cm) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg), Stoneman nevertheless was a workhorse who for four consecutive seasons (1969-72) logged more than 200 innings pitched. In 1971, Stoneman struck out 251 in 295 innings, posting a 17-16 record for Montreal. His career was ruined by an arm injury in 1973. His earned run average ballooned from 2.98 in 1972 to 6.80 (1973), then 6.10 (1974), and he won only 5 games, against 16 losses, in that span.

Overall, Stoneman won 54 games and lost 85, with an ERA of 4.08 in 245 games.

After his playing career ended, Stoneman eventually joined the Montreal front office, serving as the team's vice president of business operations and, for almost an entire year, as the club's general manager. He became general manager of the Angels after the 1999 season. He hired Mike Scioscia as the club's manager and presided over its 2002 American League title and World Series championship and the team's ownership transition from the Walt Disney Company to Arturo Moreno. He has announced that the 2007 season will be his last as a GM.

Stoneman received his bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho and a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma.

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Preceded by Murray Cook	Montreal Expos General Manager 1987–1988	Succeeded by Dave Dombrowski
Preceded by Bill Bavasi	Los Angeles Angels General Manager 1999–	Succeeded by incumbent