Bill Clymer
| Bill Clymer | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: December 18, 1873 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: December 26, 1936 (aged 63) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 25, 1891, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 27, 1891, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .000 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||
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William Johnston Clymer (December 18, 1873 – December 26, 1936) nicknamed "Derby Day Bill", was an American professional baseball player who played three games for the 1891 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association (at the age of 17).[1] In 11 at-bats as a Major League player, he did not collect a hit, but did have one base on balls and one stolen base.[2] He went on to play 18 seasons in the minor leagues (1891–1906)[3] and was a minor league manager for approximately 29 years (spanning 1898–1932).[1] He was the second minor league manager with more than 2,000 wins.[1] Clymer died at the age of 63 in his hometown of Philadelphia, and is interred at North Cedar Hill Cemetery.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Bill Clymer". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- 1 2 "Bill Clymer". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ↑ Bill Clymer at PSACardfacts.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Bill Clymer at Find a Grave
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