Bill Serena

{{Short description|American baseball player (1924–1996)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Bill Serena

|image=BillSerena1953bowman.jpg

|position=Third baseman

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1924|10|2}}

|birth_place=Alameda, California, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1996|4|17|1924|10|2}}

|death_place=Hayward, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 16

|debutyear=1949

|debutteam=Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=August 7

|finalyear=1954

|finalteam=Chicago Cubs

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.251

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=48

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=198

|teams=

• Chicago Cubs (1949–1954)

}}

William Robert Serena (October 2, 1924 – April 17, 1996) was a professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from {{baseball year|1949}} to {{baseball year|1954}} for the Chicago Cubs.

After his playing career was over, Serena worked as a baseball scout.[https://books.google.com/books?id=4oEwCgAAQBAJ&dq=Bill+Serena+baseball+scout&pg=PA358 The Baseball Necrology pg. 358]

He was born in Alameda, California and died in Hayward, California where he was cremated.{{Cite web |title=Bill Serena Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=serena001wil |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}