William Gerard Nahorodny (born August 31, 1953), is a retired professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from -. A

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. Nahorodny attended

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in Hamtrack, Michigan. He then played baseball for

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and was drafted by the Phillies in the 6th round (123rd overall) of the 1972 amateur draft. He made his major league debut on September 27, 1976, going 1-for-3 in a Phillies win over the

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. He was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox on September 8, 1977, and played in a career high 107 games with Chicago in 1978. Nahorodny was later a part-time player with the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and Seattle Mariners. He made his final major league appearance on September 25, 1984, collecting one RBI for Seattle in a loss to the Indians.Tuesday, September 25, 1984, Cleveland Stadium https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198409250.shtml He played AAA ball with the

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before retiring after the 1985 season. In 308 games over nine seasons, Nahorodny posted a .241

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(203-for-844) with 74 runs, 41 doubles, 3

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. Defensively, he recorded a .983

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. He currently resides in

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