Bill Brinker

Bill Brinker
Outfielder/Third baseman
Born: (1883-08-30)August 30, 1883
Warrensburg, Missouri
Died: February 5, 1965(1965-02-05) (aged 81)
Arcadia, California
Batted: Both Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1912, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 27, 1912, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average .222
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 2
Teams

William Hutchinson "Bill" Brinker (August 30, 1883 - February 5, 1965), nicknamed "Dodo", was a Major League Baseball outfielder and third baseman. Brinker played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1912 season. In 9 career games, he had 4 hits in 18 at-bats. He batted right and left and threw right-handed.

He attended the University of Washington. He played college baseball for the Huskies from 1903–1905 and was the program's head coach 1906, 1909–1910, 1915–1916, and 1918–1919.[1][2]

Brinker was born in Warrensburg, Missouri and died in Arcadia, California.

References

  1. ↑ "University of Washington Baseball Players Who Made It to a Major League Baseball Team". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2005-12-02. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "2012 University of Washington Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Washington Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2012.


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