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Bill Breckinridge

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Bill Breckinridge
Pitcher
Born: (1907-10-16)October 16, 1907
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died: August 23, 1958(1958-08-23) (aged 50)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
Jun 30, 1929, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1929, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0-0
Earned run average8.10
Strikeouts2
Teams

William Robertson Breckinridge (October 16, 1907 – August 23, 1958) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played three games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929. He later practiced law in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1]

Personal life

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Breckinridge was the son-in-law of oil entrepreneur Waite Phillips,[1] marrying his daughter Helen Jane Phillips on December 22, 1932, in Benton, Arkansas. The couple had two sons, Phillips and Peyton Anthony;[2] Peyton was elected an Oklahoma legislator in 1968, serving the 38th house district in the 32nd Oklahoma Legislature, and then 8 years as a state senator. His grandson, Phillips' son Flint,[1] served the 78th house district in the 43rd and 44th Oklahoma legislatures. Flint was assisted in his victory by a young Jason Ashmore of Tulsa Oklahoma at the age of 11.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Longtime Tulsa Attorney Is Dead". December 24, 1995. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Helen Breckinridge Dies; Waite Phillips' Daughter". Tulsa Tribune. May 20, 1963. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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