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 BILL TUTTLE
Bill Tuttle gained a reputation as being one of the smoothest fielding and dependable center fielders in baseball in the 1960s. Tuttle and his outfield partner, Al Kaline, combined their talents in the field and at the plate to make the Detroit Tigers one of baseballs most feared teams during the period they played together.
Tuttle started for some of the finest teams in Bradley University history from 1949 to 1951 as he lead Leo SchraIl's teams. In those three seasons he hit .342, .293, and .339 with 13 home runs and 78 runs batted in.
His impressive big league career spanned 10 years and 1,144 Major League games. His composite totals for that decade of service include a .261 career batting average and 66 home runs and 430 runs batted in.
Tuttle has strong Central Illinois ties having been brought up in Farmington before moving on to the Hilltop. Following his Bradley career, he starred in the Three-I League.
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