William Hambly Stoneman III (born April 7, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player and executive who, during his eight-year (–) pitching career in Major League Baseball, threw two no-hitters; then, as general manager of the Anaheim Angels (–), presided over the franchise's first-ever World Series championship in 2002. He later served briefly as the Angels' interim general manager from July 1 to October 4 of . Stoneman was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and graduated from West Covina High School in Southern California in 1962. Amateur career A right-handed pitcher, Stoneman spent a year at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, then transferred to the University of Idaho to play college baseball for the Idaho Vandals, and helped the Vandals win the inaugural Big Sky title in 1964 as a sophomore. When Stoneman was a junior, the Vandals were 17–13 and he was 5–3 with a 1.80 earned run average (ERA) and averaged 1.5 strikeouts per inning. As a senior in 1966, Stoneman was 6–2 with a 0.45 ERA in the regular season, and the Vandals won the Big Sky again with a record in the regular season. Invited to the NCAA playoffs for the first time, Idaho eliminated Colorado State College (now Northern Colorado) and Air Force on the road in Greeley, Colorado. The Vandals were one step from the College World Series in Omaha, but lost to Arizona in Tucson in the District 7 finals, today's "Super-Regionals" (Sweet 16). Idaho ended their best-ever season at Stoneman received his bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho in 1966, and a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. While at Idaho, he was an active member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Professional career The Chicago Cubs selected Stoneman in the 31st round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft with the 595th overall selection. After signing, Stoneman pitched at three minor-league classifications in 1966, with Rookie-level Caldwell, Single-A Lodi, and Double-A Dallas-Fort Worth. He started 1967 in Double-A and, after five games pitched, moved to Triple-A Tacoma. The Cubs called up Stoneman to the major leagues in mid-season of 1967. He debuted as a starting pitcher with back-to-back assignments against the San Francisco Giants on July 16 and 21, allowing three total runs in 9 innings but gaining no decisions, although the Cubs won both games. Manager Leo Durocher then shifted Stoneman to the bullpen, where he made