Bill Stuart
Bill Stuart | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Boalsburg, Pennsylvania | August 28, 1873|
Died: October 14, 1928 Fort Worth, Texas | (aged 55)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 15, 1895, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 7, 1899, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .238 |
Home runs | 0 |
RBI | 10 |
Teams | |
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William Alexander "Chauncey" Stuart was a Major League Baseball middle infielder. He played in 1895 and 1899, with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1895 and the New York Giants in 1899.
Biography
Stuart was born on August 28, 1873, in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. He threw and batted right-handed,[1] he was 5'11", 170 pounds and he attended Penn State University where he was a half back for the varsity football team. Stuart died on October 14, 1928, in Fort Worth, Texas. His body was laid to rest in Branch Cemetery in State College, Pennsylvania.
Baseball career
Stuart made his big league debut on August 15, 1895, with the Pittsburgh Pirates at the age of 21, playing 19 games that year (2 at second base and 17 as shortstop) and hitting .247 with 0 home runs and 10 RBI. He returned to the Major Leagues in 1899 to play for the New York Giants (playing only one game at second base that season) and collected zero hits in three at-bats. Stuart's overall career fielding percentage was unremarkable, at .912.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
References
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- 1873 births
- 1928 deaths
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- New York Giants (NL) players
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Penn State Nittany Lions baseball players
- 19th-century baseball players
- Scranton Indians players
- Shenandoah Huns players
- Franklin Braves players
- Williamsport Demorest Bicycle Boys players
- Toronto Canadians players
- Albany Senators players
- Newark Colts players
- Richmond Giants players
- Bradford Pirates players
- New Haven Blues players
- Springfield Ponies players
- Hartford Indians players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Coffeyville Glassblowers players