Bill Harbridge
| Bill Harbridge | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Catcher/Center fielder | |
| Born: March 29, 1855 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| Died: March 17, 1924 (aged 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 15, 1875, for the Hartford Dark Blues | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1884, for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 114 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
William Arthur Harbridge (March 29, 1855 – March 17, 1924), also known as "Yaller Bill", was a Major League Baseball player who split his playing time between catcher and in the outfield for five different teams during his nine-season career that lasted from 1875 through 1884.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]He began his career in the last year of the National Association and finished with the Union Association in its only year of existence.[1]
On May 6, 1876, Bill is credited as becoming the first left-handed catcher in major league baseball history.[4] He died in his hometown of Philadelphia at the age of 68, and was interred at Fernwood Cemetery in Fernwood, Pennsylvania.[1]
In November 1885, Cincinnati's Enquirer newspaper announced that "Yaller Bill Harbridge [would] manage the Augusta (Ga.) club next season."[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Bill Harbridge's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
- ↑ Cole, Bill. "Nicknames Have Lost Their Niche," in "Northwest Notebook." Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Winston-Salem Journal, May 8, 1962.
- ↑ Yaller Bill Harbridge, in "Base-Ball Notes." Cincinnati, Ohio: The Enquirer, January 27, 1889.
- ↑ "19th Century Era Famous Firsts". baseball-almanac.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
- ↑ Yaller Bill Harbridge, in " Notes." Cincinnati, Ohio: The Enquirer, November 8, 1885.
External links
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- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- Baseball players from Philadelphia
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Hartford Dark Blues players
- Chicago White Stockings players
- Troy Trojans (NL) players
- Philadelphia Quakers players
- Cincinnati Outlaw Reds players
- 1855 births
- 1924 deaths
- Springfield (minor league baseball) players
- Holyoke (minor league baseball) players
- Brooklyn Atlantics (minor league) players
- Washington Nationals (minor league) players
- Albany (minor league baseball) players
- New York Quicksteps players
- Philadelphia Athletics (minor league) players
- Augusta Browns players
- Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
- Burials at Fernwood Cemetery (Lansdowne, Pennsylvania)