- Bill Duggleby
William James Duggleby (
March 16 ,1874 -August 30 ,1944 ), nicknamed "Frosty Bill," was a pitcher for thePhiladelphia Phillies . He played from 1898 to 1907. He also played two games for thePhiladelphia Athletics in 1902 and nine games for thePittsburgh Pirates in 1907. Duggleby is most known for being the first player to hit ahome run in his first major-league at-bat, onApril 21 ,1898 , and one of three major-league players to do it with a grand slam,Jeremy Hermida andKevin Kouzmanoff being the other two. As of 2007, he still holds the Phillies team record for hit batsmen for a career (82).Duggleby was one of the "jumpers" who left the Phillies in 1902 for other teams, including (in Duggleby's case) Connie Mack's new
American League team, the Athletics. The Phillies filed suit to prevent the "jumpers" — in particular,Nap Lajoie ,Bill Bernhard , andChick Fraser — from playing for any other team, a plea which was rejected by a lower court before being upheld by thePennsylvania Supreme Court . Duggleby was the first of the "jumpers" to return to the Phillies, onMay 8 ,1902 , after playing only two games with the A's.Duggleby, a native of
Utica, New York , passed away inRedfield, New York at the age of 70.ee also
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Oakland Athletics#The Philadelphia Years (1901-1954) for more on the "jumpers"
*MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List External links
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