Billy Geer

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Billy Geer
Shortstop
Born: August 13, 1859
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 15, 1874
for the New York Mutuals
Final game
May 10, 1885
for the Louisville Colonels
Career statistics
Batting average     .214
Home runs     0
Runs batted in     33
Teams
Career highlights and awards

William Henry Harrison Geer (born August 13, 1859 in New York, New York) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball in the 19th century. He made his debut in the National Association at age 14, the second youngest player to ever appear in a Major League Baseball game. (Fred Chapman was a few months younger). There is controversy about his age, or the fact that the National Association has not been officially credited as a "Major League". If you accept his birthday, then he didn't actually make his Major league debut until the age of 18 years, 3 months, when he played for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League in 1878.

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