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American baseball player
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Male
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Birth:
18 January 1946
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Biography
Billy Cordell Grabarkewitz (born January 18, 1946 in Lockhart, Texas) is a retired professional baseball player who played third base, second base, and shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1969 to 1975. His best season was 1970, when he was the starting third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and was selected as an All-Star. That year, he led the team with a .399 on-base percentage, hitting .289 with 17 home runs and 84 RBIs; he also set the Dodgers franchise record by striking out 149 times.