Bill Bethea Autographs
William Lamar Bethea (born January 1, 1942), nicknamed "Spot", is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in ten games in the Major Leagues as an infielder for the 1964 Minnesota Twins. The native of Houston threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). He attended the University of Texas at Austin.
Originally signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1963, Bethea batted .371 in the Pioneer League (then Class A) that season and was selected by the Twins in the first-year player draft then in effect. He spent most of 1964 with the Double–A Charlotte Hornets before his recall to Minnesota after the September 1 roster expansion.
In his first MLB at bat (in his fourth game played), on September 20, 1964, at Fenway Park, Bethea doubled off Ed Connolly of the Boston Red Sox, driving home Bob Allison from first base for his first run batted in in the Majors. It sparked the Twins to a 12–4 victory. In his brief big-league trial, however, Bethea collected only five total hits and two RBI in ten games played and 30 at bats. He returned to the minor leagues in 1965 and played through the 1969 season. He then served as an assistant coach for the Texas Longhorns baseball program for 21 years, working as an aide to Cliff Gustafson, before becoming head baseball coach of Arkansas State University from 1991–2002, compiling a 311–310 record.
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Current items with a signature of Bill Bethea
These are the most current items with a signature of Bill Bethea that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD OF BILL BETHEA! GREAT AUTOGRAPH! | $3.50 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Bill Bethea
The most expensive item with a signature of Bill Bethea (Bill Bethea Signed Ticket Stub) was sold in June 2025 for $75.00 while the cheapest item (Bill Bethea signed 3x5 1964 Minnesota Twins) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2011. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2008 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Bill Bethea. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2024 with $35.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2011. In average, an autographed item from Bill Bethea is worth $4.24.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill Bethea were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1964 TWINS: Bill Bethea, SIGNED 3x5 Card (JSC) | $2.99 |  |
| Bill Bethea ( Debut 1964 ) Twins SIGNED AUTOGRAPH AUTO 3x5 INDEX COA | $3.27 | |
| Bill Bethea (1964) Signed Jim Rowe Postcard Minnesota Twins | $10.00 | |
| Bill Bethea Autographed 1964 Topps Custom Twins Rookie | $2.50 | |
| BILL BETHEA autographed Negro League Baseball Card | $5.00 | |
 | BILL BETHEA MINNESOTA TWINS #20 1964 autographed 8x10 photo w/COA | $8.24 | |
| Bill Bethea MLB Minnesota Twins 1964 One Year Wonder SIGNED CARD AUTOGRAPHED | $35.00 | |
| Bill Bethea signed 1964 Minnesota Twins MLB Vintage Index Card JSA | $2.01 | |
| Bill Bethea signed 3x5 | $2.75 | |
| Bill Bethea signed 3x5 1964 Minnesota Twins | $0.99 | |
| Bill Bethea, MN Twins - B&W wallet sized photo - signed | $3.58 | |
| Fritsch One Year Winners~Bill Bethea Signed Card~Twins~ | $4.01 | |
| Minnesota Twins, B&W 4x6 photo - BILL BETHEA - Autographed | $2.99 | |
| New York Yankees BILL BETHEA autographed Homemade Photo Card | $15.00 | |
| SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD OF BILL BETHEA! GREAT AUTOGRAPH! | $7.00 | |
