Royle Stillman


Royle Eldon Stillman is an American former professional baseball player whose career lasted for 3 seasons.

Beginnings

An outfielder, he appeared in 75 Major League Baseball games, and played all or part of three seasons for the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox. Stillman threw and batted left-handed; he stood tall and weighed.

Draft

Originally drafted out of North Torrance High School by the Los Angeles Dodgers in during the 22nd round, the native of Santa Monica, California, played in the Dodger farm system for three years, rising to the Double-A level. Then, after the season, he was included in a key off-season trade between the Dodgers and Orioles, in which future Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was sent to Los Angeles.

Minor Leagues

Stillman spent 3 more seasons in the minors — batting over.300 twice — before his recall to Baltimore in June 1975. In his debut on June 22, he pinch hit for Doug DeCinces and struck out against Luis Tiant of the Boston Red Sox. He returned to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings until his September recall, and he collected six hits in 13 at bats during that late-season trial to finish with a.429 MLB batting average.

Late career

Stillman made the Orioles' roster in but collected only two hits in 22 at-bats in part-time duty, largely as a pinch hitter, before returning to Rochester. Signed as a free agent by the White Sox after the season, he spent all of with Chicago, getting into 56 games, making 137 plate appearances, and hitting his only three Major League home runs. His 33 MLB hits also included seven doubles and one triple.