Bill Greenwood (baseball)

Bill Greenwood
Second baseman
Born: 1857
Philadelphia
Died: May 2, 1902(1902-05-02)
Philadelphia
Batted: Both Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 16, 1882, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 15, 1890, for the Rochester Broncos
MLB statistics
Batting average .226
Home runs 8
Runs batted in 185
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Played 538 games in the infield, most in history by a left-handed player

William F. Greenwood (1857 – May 2, 1902) was an American Major League Baseball player who played the majority of his career as a second baseman for a total of six seasons from 1882 to 1890.[1] He was a left-handed infielder, not entirely uncommon in the 19th century, he is the all-time leader in games played at second base by a left-hander with 538.[2] He also played 30 games at shortstop.[1]

Career

For the 1883 season, he signed and was playing for the Merrits of Camden, New Jersey, when Charlie Byrne of a fellow league team, the Brooklyn Grays bought his contract, along with other Merrits Sam Kimber, Charlie Householder, Frank Fennelly, and Jack Corcoran. He finished out the year and transitioned with the team over to the American Association, where they would be known as the Atlantics.[3]

Post-career

Greenwood died in his hometown of Philadelphia at the age of 44 or 45, and is interred at the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bill Greenwood's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Labor Day Lefties". reconditebaseball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  3. ↑ Long Before the Dodgers: Baseball in Brooklyn, 1855–1884 By James L. Terry, pg. 128. books.google.com. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  4. ↑ "Bill Greenwood's career information". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2007-12-03.


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