Not related to the Led Zeppelin drummer.....Another young Cub arm to replace an aging veteran crew of Pappas, Hands, Jenkins, Regan....Intellectual background....UCLA educated with a degree in Psychology.....drafted by several organization but once he finished school was passed over.....signed on as free agent by Cubs.....after starting pro ball in the Northern League, was fast tracked to AAA.....Two seasons was called up midseason....first full season his role as a swingman was a positive on team suffering a declining undertow.....His full deployment came at the wrong time as the Cubs needed to retool from a line up near static for a decade....a dubious honor led NL in losses with 22 in 1974.....at his prime, an inning eater type who could go the distance in many games .....Losses were diminished but losing record weren’t.....a reprieve came in the form of a trade to the Reds, a perennial contender.....Bonham wins 20 while losing 12 in two seasons but the entirety of his Reds days are plagued by arm trouble.....limiting his work load and win total.....Bill closed out a ten-year MLB career in 1980 with 4 games in a brief comeback attempt that were intertwined with high curtailed minor league rehab stints extending into 1982.
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