▁nine ▁plate ▁appearances , ▁including ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁hit . ▁ ▁While ▁never ▁a ▁regular ▁st arter — he ▁was ▁Johnny ▁Ben ch ' s ▁backup ▁catch er ▁during ▁the ▁Big ▁Red ▁Machine ▁years — he ▁did ▁play ▁solid ▁defense ▁with ▁a ▁. 9 8 3 ▁field ing ▁percentage , ▁but ▁was ▁a ▁lifetime ▁. 1 8 8 ▁h itter . ▁His   most ▁memor able ▁game ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁hit ▁two ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁off ▁hall ▁of ▁f amer ▁Steve ▁Carl ton . ▁ ▁Pl um mer ' s ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁catch er ▁was ▁profile d ▁in ▁a ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁article ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁" I ' ve ▁always ▁wonder ed ▁how ▁Bill ▁would ▁do ▁if ▁he ▁played ▁two ▁months ▁straight ," ▁said ▁P ete ▁Rose . ▁" He ' s ▁a ▁physical ▁fit ness ▁nut , ▁and ▁if ▁hard ▁work ▁means ▁anything , ▁he ▁would ▁do ▁all ▁right ." ▁The ▁article ' s ▁writer ▁said ▁of ▁Pl um mer , ▁" He ▁is ▁a ▁private ▁person . ▁He ▁ho ards ▁his ▁time ▁and ▁sp ends ▁it ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Robin ▁and ▁two ▁daughters , ▁G ina ▁and ▁Tr icia . ▁He ▁doesn ' t ▁drink , ▁works ▁out , ▁j ogs ▁and ▁plays ▁tennis , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁he ▁lab ors ▁on ▁his ▁father - in - law ' s ▁northern ▁California ▁cattle   ranch . ▁ ▁In ▁Spring ▁ 2 0 2 0