Bill Madlock

Bill Madlock
Bill Madlock
	Madlock in 1983
	Third baseman
	Born: January 12, 1951; Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: September 7, 1973, for the Texas Rangers
	NPB: April 8, 1988, for the Lotte Orions
Last appearance
	MLB: October 4, 1987, for the Detroit Tigers
	NPB: October 23, 1988, for the Lotte Orions
MLB statistics
Batting average	.305
Hits	2,008
Home runs	163
Runs batted in	860
NPB statistics
Batting average	.263
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	61
Teams
	Texas Rangers (1973); Chicago Cubs (1974–1976); San Francisco Giants (1977–1979); Pittsburgh Pirates (1979–1985); Los Angeles Dodgers (1985–1987); Detroit Tigers (1987); Lotte Orions (1988);
Career highlights and awards
	3× All-Star (1975, 1981, 1983); World Series champion (1979); 4× NL batting champion (1975, 1976, 1981, 1983);

Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock, Jr. (born January 12, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1973 to 1987. Madlock is notable for being a four-time National League batting champion. His four batting titles as a third baseman was a record until Wade Boggs attained his fifth in 1988. Since 1970, only Tony Gwynn has won more National League batting titles (eight). Madlock is also one of only three right-handed hitters to have won multiple National League batting titles since 1960, Roberto Clemente having also won four and Tommy Davis having won back-to-back titles in 1962 and 1963.

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