Bill Tremel

Bill Tremel

Lilly native played Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs.
Right-handed pitcher appeared in 57 games with the Chicago Cubs from 1954 to 1956.
Had a career 4-2 record with six saves.
Went 3-0 with two saves and a 3.72 earned run average in 1955.
Started his pro baseball career in 1949 with the Clarksdale Planters of the Cotton States League as a free agent and the 19-year-old pitcher went 7-5 with a 4.28 ERA.
Spent six years in the minors (1949-54) as a free agent until the Chicago Cubs purchased him from the Shreveport Sports of the AA Texas League on June 8, 1954.
Pitched 11 professional seasons, working out of the bullpen for the Cubs during his three seasons.
First major league win came in 1954 against the Milwaukee Braves when he came on in relief to work seven scoreless innings.
Had a career 4.05 ERA during the three year period with the Cubs.
Went 10-2 during his best year in 1952 with Shreveport.
Had a career minor league record of 72-60 with a 3.99 ERA.