Bill Rodgers (infielder)

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For the baseball outfielder, see Bill Rodgers.

Wilbur Kincaid Rodgers (Rawmeat Bill) (April 18, 1887 - December 24, 1978) was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman from 1915 through 1916 for the Cleveland Indians (1915), Boston Red Sox (1915) and Cincinnati Reds (1915-1916). Listed at 5' 9.5", 170 lb., Rodgers batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Pleasant Ridge, Ohio.

In a two-season career, Rodgers was a .243 hitter (65-for-268) with 30 run and 19 RBI in 102 games, including 15 doubles, four triples, 11 stolen bases, and a .316 on-base percentage without home runs. in 83 fielding appearances at second base (75), shortstop (7) and third base, he posted a collective .947 fielding percentage (20 errors in 376 chances). He also played one game at right field but did not have fielding chances.

Rodgers died at the age of 91 in Goliad, Texas.

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