Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1987
His three varsity years included an overall mark of 71-29 and a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 1962 and 1963.. All three years at Wake Forest, he was selected to the All-ACC team. In 1964, as a senior, he was the club's Most Valuable Player.
Scripture hit .360 with 13 home runs and 54 RBI in 1963, leading the ACC in both home runs and RBI.
After a nine-year Minor League career with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets, Scripture was hired by the Kansas City Royals in 1973.
He began as a Minor League manager, eventually earning the title of Coordinator of Instruction for that system. Scripture later worked in the Pittsburgh organization.
Billy Scripture was inducted into the WFU Sports Hall of Fame on September 19, 1987. He was selected to the ACC's
