Bill Harbridge

Bill Harbridge
Bill Harbridge
	Catcher/Center fielder
	Born: March 29, 1855; Philadelphia
	Died: March 17, 1924 (aged 68); Philadelphia
	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
Teams
	Hartford Dark Blues (1875–1877); Chicago White Stockings (1878–1879); Troy Trojans (1880), 1882; Philadelphia Quakers (1883); Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884);

William Arthur "Bill" 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]

Career

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.^[2] He died in his hometown of Philadelphia at the age of 68, and was interred at Fernwood Cemetery in Fernwood, Pennsylvania.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bill Harbridge's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
^ "19th Century Era Famous Firsts". baseball-almanac.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Bill Harbridge at Find a Grave

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[retrosheet-1] "Bill Harbridge's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-03-11.

[almanac-2] "19th Century Era Famous Firsts". baseball-almanac.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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