William Woodruff Dancy (born November 10, 1951, at

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) is an American

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and

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. He was third base coach for the

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during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Currently, Dancy is the Minor League Field Coordinator for the Detroit Tigers.

Baseball career

Bill Dancy played for six years in the Phillies

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system. His achievements include: hitting a home run batting both left-handed and right-handed in a game, batting .311 in one season for a Triple A baseball team, and hitting eight straight

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s (occurred during his fifth year).

References

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