Bill Bradley (baseball)

Bill Bradley (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#023465
textcolor1=white
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name=Bill Bradley


position=Third baseman
birthdate =birth date|1878|2|13
deathdate =death date and age|1954|3|11|1878|2|13
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=August 26
debutyear=1899
debutteam=Chicago Orphans
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=1915
finalteam=Kansas City Packers
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.271
stat2label=HR
stat2value=33
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=552
teams=
*Chicago Orphans (by|1899-by|1900)
*Cleveland Blues, Bronchos, and Naps (by|1901-by|1910)
*Brooklyn Tip-Tops (by|1914)
*Kansas City Packers (by|1915)
highlights=
*Hit for the cycle on September 24, 1903

William Joseph Bradley (February 13, 1878 - March 11, 1954) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Bill Bradley was recognized as one of the best third basemen in baseball prior to 1950, along with Jimmy Collins and Pie Traynor. He led American League third basemen in fielding four times, setting a league record of seven putouts in one game in both 1901 and 1909.cite book |last=The Editors of Total Baseball |title=Baseball:The Biographical Encyclopedia |year=2000 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |isbn=1-892129-34-5|pages= p. 117 ]

Bill Bradley was the first Cleveland baseball player to hit for the cycle on September 24, 1903. Fact|date=February 2007 In by|1902 he hit home runs in four straight games and finished the year with a .340 batting average.

After finishing his playing and managing career in the Federal League, Bill Bradley was a scout for the Cleveland Indians. He was elected to the Indians' Hall of Fame shortly after his death in 1954. Bradley died in Cleveland at the age of 77 due to pneumonia. [ [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Bradley.Bill.Obit.html TheDeadballEra.com Obituary] . Retrieved October 25, 2006.] He was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bradlbi01 Baseball-Almanac.com] . Retrieved October 25, 2006.]

ee also

* Hitting for the cycle

References

External links

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Bradley_Bill.stm BaseballLibrary.com]


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