- Bill Hallman
Infobox MLB retired
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name=Bill Hallman
position=second baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=March 31 ,1867
city-state|Pittsburgh|Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1920|9|11|1867|3|31
city-state|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania
debutdate=April 23
debutyear=by|1888
debutteam=Philadelphia Quakers
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=by|1903
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=1503
stat2label=Batting average
stat2value=.272
stat3label=RBIs
stat3value=769
teams=As Player
*Philadelphia Quakers (by|1888–by|1889), (by|1892–by|1897), (by|1901–by|1903)
*Philadelphia Quakers (by|1890)
*Philadelphia Athletics (by|1891)
*St. Louis Browns (by|1897)
*Brooklyn Bridegrooms (by|1898)
*Cleveland Blues (by|1901)As Manager
*St. Louis Browns (by|1897)
highlights=
* 1891, Led the American Association in games played with 141.
* 1901, Led theNational League insacrifice hits with 29.William Wilson "Bill" Hallman (
March 31 1867 –September 11 1920 ) was born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania , and was an American Major League player, who played for six teams in 4 leagues during his 14 year career, including one stint as aplayer-manager for the by|1897 St. Louis Browns. He was the uncle of Bill Hallman, anoutfielder for four seasons.cite web| title = Bill Hallman's Stats | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phallb101.htm | accessdate = 2008-03-11 ]Career
Although he was primarily a
second baseman , he did eventually play every position on the diamondcite web| title = Bill Hallman's profile | work = baseballlibrary.com | url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Bill_Hallman_1867 | accessdate = 2008-03-11 ] , including one game as a pitcher in by|1896.Post-career
Bill Hallman went on to be a Dutch Comedian in several silent movies. One of his sons (William Hallman Jr.) became a Philadelphia police captain and another (Harry Hallman Sr.) was a champion pool player.Fact|date=July 2007 He died in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , and was interred at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery inCheltenham, Pennsylvania .References
External links
*findagrave|10325513
* [http://www.harryhallman.com/baseball/ See photos of Bill Hallman]Persondata
NAME = Hallman, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Hallman, William Wilson
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = March 31, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH = September 11, 1920
PLACE OF DEATH = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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