- Bill Sharsig
Infobox MLB retired
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name=Bill Sharsig
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position=Manager
bats=Unknown
throws=Unknown
birthdate=1855
city-state|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1902|2|1|1855|0|0
city-state|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania
debutdate=August 26
debutyear=by|1886
debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate=May 13
finalyear=by|1891
finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics
stat1label=Game s
stat1value=474
stat2label=Win Loss-Record
stat2value=244 – 218
stat3label=Winning %
stat3value=.528
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*Philadelphia Athletics (by|1886, by|1888–by|1891)
highlights=William A. Sharsig (1855 –
February 01 1902 ) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball Co-owner,general manager ,business manager cite web| title = Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society | work = philadelphiaathletics.org | url=http://www.philadelphiaathletics.org/shiffert/vol5no46.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-07 ] and on field manager of the American Association Philadelphia Athletics. He lived, worked, and was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania .cite web| title = Bill Sharsig's Stats | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Psharb801.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-07 ]Managerial career
As co-owner of the team, Bill named himself manager of his team on several different occasions.cite web| title = New York Yankees | work = baseballlibrary.com | url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/N/New_York_Yankees.stm | accessdate = 2008-04-07 ] In a total of five seasons; by|1886, and from by|1888 to by|1891. He finished his career with 238 wins and 216 losses for a .524
winning percentage .Post-career
After the Association folded in by|1891, Bill went on to manage the Indianapolis team in the Western League in by|1892 and in by|1894.cite web| title = The Western League: A Baseball History 1885-1999, pg. 308 | work = by W. C. Madden | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xaFRIteHn2MC&pg=PA308&lpg=PA308&dq=%22Bill+Sharsig%22+baseball&source=web&ots=EcGjXOqpG6&sig=k4xfOcAW3XTd3Kc1Ritxd8kehi8&hl=en#PPA308,M1 | accessdate = 2008-04-07 ] Bill died in his hometown of Philadelphia, and is interred at
Mount Vernon Cemetery .References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/sharsbi99.shtml Baseball Reference] – Career Managerial Statistics
Persondata
NAME = Sharsig, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Sharsig, William A.
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball Manager, Owner
DATE OF BIRTH = 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH =Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH =February 1 1902
PLACE OF DEATH =Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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