Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1958 26 C 6-0 193 R R So * Tallahassee 1959 26 C 6-0 193 R R Jr * Tallahassee 1960 26 C 6-0 193 R R Sr * Tallahassee
| Bill Westendick |
Full Name: William Anthony Westendick
Born: May 8, 1937, Tallahassee, Fla.
Died: January 10, 2007, Havana, Fla.
School: Saint Francis DeSales High School in Cincinnati, Ohio
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1958 26 C 6-0 193 R R So * Tallahassee 1959 26 C 6-0 193 R R Jr * Tallahassee 1960 26 C 6-0 193 R R Sr * Tallahassee |
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William Anthony Westendick Obituary. Published in the Tallahassee Democrat on Jan 12, 2007, page 15. Lt. Col. William Anthony Westendick, 69, retired U.S. Army, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. Bill leaves behind his wife, Jill, of 31 years. Bill attended grammar school in Tallahassee through the eighth grade and then transferred to Cincinnati, Ohio to St. Francis seminary. He later graduated from Florida State University with a double major in languages. Known as Little Billy Westendick, Bill's first love was baseball, beginning with Little League then the American Legion and playing four years at FSU as an All Star catcher. Bill had numerous offers from major-league teams; however, injuries ended his baseball career. Bill spent 29 years in the armed forces. He began as a Marine Boot (private) and was promoted to officer before transferring to the army and retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1989. While in the service, Bill traveled the world including Thailand (one year), Saigon (one and half years) and Germany (three years). He was also stationed throughout the United States. Bill was versed in many languages, including Greek, Latin, German, Spanish, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese and English. He also received two masters degrees in business and finance/education. He is also survived by his children, Robert of San Francisco, Brian of Hendersonville, N.C., Billy (and wife Holley) of Barwick, Ga., and David (and wife Cynthia) of Atlanta; six grandchildren; and six brothers and sisters: Helen, Mary, Robert, Joe, Katherine, and David, and their families. Bill has hit his grand-slam home run and entered into heaven to join his parents, Frank and Alyce, and his brothers, Frank and Father Basil OFM. "Once a Marine, always a Marine." |
| FSU Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 .328 19 17 61 16 20 6 1 1 11 31 .508 5 3 6 .400 1 1 7 1959 .305 32 31 95 24 29 4 0 4 18 45 .474 23 3 17 .455 0 0 5 1960 .295 15 12 44 11 13 2 0 2 8 21 .477 10 1 6 .436 0 0 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .310 66 60 200 51 62 12 1 7 37 97 .485 38 7 29 0 .435 1 1 14 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1958 142 8 2 .987 1960 99 8 5 .955 ---------------------------- Tot 241 16 7 .973 0 |
| Baseball |
Game Statistics |
1958
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 20 Auburn 8a .000 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Apr 5 Notre Dame 6 .500 1 C 3 1 2 1 1 4 0
Apr 10 Wisconsin 8 .286 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 12 Florida 5 .273 1 C 4 0 1 1 0 2 0
Apr 18 Miami 6 .267 1 C 4 1 1 1 1 2 0
Apr 25 Auburn 6 .278 1 C 3 1 1 0 1 0
Apr 26 Auburn 6 .273 1 C 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
Apr 28 Florida Southern Col 5 .280 1 C 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Apr 29 Florida Southern Col 5 .310 1 C 4 2 2 1 3 5 0
May 2 Stetson 6 .281 1 C 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
May 3 Stetson 6 .265 1 C 2 2 0 0 0 3 3
May 5 Miami 6 .270 1 C 3 0 1 2 1 1 0
May 6 Miami 6 .317 1 C 4 2 3 1 1 4 0
May 9 Rollins College 5 .311 1 C 4 0 1 1 1 0
May 10 Rollins College 5 .340 1 C 5 2 3 1 1 4 0
May 16 Georgia Teachers 5 .352 1 C 4 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 2
Jun 5 George Washington 6 .333 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jun 7 Florida 6 .339 1 C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
Jun 7 Clemson 9d .328 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
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.328 19 17 61 16 20 5 1 1 11 30 0 3 0 1 1 7 7 0 0 2
1959
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 13 Camp Lejeune .000 1 C 0 0
Mar 14 Camp Lejeune .000 1 C 1 3 0
Mar 17 Auburn 7 .000 1 C 4 0 0 0 0
Mar 17 Auburn 7 .167 1 C 2 1 1 1 0
Mar 18 Georgia 7 .111 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 19 Georgia 7 .333 1 C 3 3 3 2 3 0
Mar 23 Stetson 6 .308 1 C 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Mar 24 Stetson 8 .375 1 C 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 0 1
Mar 26 North Carolina 7 .368 1 C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2
Mar 27 Illinois 7 .292 1 C 5 1 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 28 Florida 7 .333 1 C 3 1 2 1 5 5 0
Mar 30 Michigan State 7 .323 1 C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 30 Duke 7 .294 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 31 Western Michigan 7 .278 1 C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 2 Duke 5 .275 1 C 4 0 1 1 1 1 0
Apr 3 Western Michigan 5 .250 1 C 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 3 Michigan 5 .271 1 C 4 2 2 1 0 3 0
Apr 4 Michigan State 5 .280 1 C 2 0 1 1 1 0
Apr 10 Florida 6 .264 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 11 Florida 9b .259 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 17 Florida Southern Col 7 .241 1 C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 25 Georgia Teachers 7 .250 1 C 2 1 1 0 1 0
Apr 27 Tampa 7 .258 1 C 2 1 1 1 2 4 0
May 9 Georgia Teachers 8 .246 1 C 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 11 Georgia 8 .243 1 C 5 0 1 1 3 2 0
May 12 Georgia 8 .243 1 C 4 0 1 1 1 0 1
May 13 Auburn 8 .253 1 C 5 0 2 0 2 0
May 14 Auburn 8 .256 1 C 3 1 1 1 4 0
Jun 4 George Washington 8 .267 1 C 4 1 2 0 2 0
Jun 5 Clemson 8 .264 1 C 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 5 Georgia Tech 8 .286 1 C 4 4 3 0 3 1 1
Jun 6 Clemson 8 .305 1 C 4 0 3 0 3 0
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.305 32 31 95 23 29 4 0 4 17 45 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10
1960
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 15 Miami 6a .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 18 Georgia 7 .250 1 C 4 2 1 0 1 0
Mar 19 Ohio State 6a .200 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 Auburn 7 .250 1 C 3 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 22 Auburn 8 .333 1 C 4 2 2 1 2 5 0
Mar 23 Auburn 5 .313 1 C 4 2 1 0 1 1 1
Mar 26 Navy 7 .333 1 C 5 1 2 1 1 3 6 0 1
Mar 31 Georgia 5 .292 1 C 3 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 1 Georgia 7 .286 1 C 4 0 1 1 1 0
Apr 18 Mississippi College 8 .267 1 C 2 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 20 Florida Southern Col 8 .250 1 C 2 1 0 0 0 0 2
Apr 26 Georgia Southern 8 .278 1 C 4 0 2 0 2 0
May 6 Auburn 8 .282 1 C 3 0 1 1 1 0
May 7 Auburn 8 .279 1 C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
May 13 Miami 7a .295 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
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.295 15 12 44 11 13 2 0 2 8 21 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5
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