William Glenn Abbott (born February 16, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During an 11-year baseball career, he pitched for the Oakland Athletics (1973–76), Seattle Mariners (1977–81; 1983), and the Detroit Tigers (1983–84). He is currently the pitching coach for the New York Mets' Low Class-A affiliate, the Savannah Sand Gnats of the South Atlantic League.
Abbott, along with Vida Blue, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers combined for the first four-pitcher combined no-hitter in Major League history.
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