Warren White (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name = Warren White
position = Third baseman/Manager
bats = Unknown
throws = Unknown
birthdate = 1844
city-state|Milton|New York
deathdate = death date and age|1890|6|12|1844|0|00
city-state|Little Rock|Arkansas
debutdate = June 17
debutyear = by|1871
debutteam = Washington Olympics
finaldate = June 27
finalyear = by|1884
finalteam = Washington Nationals (UA)
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .253
stat2label = Runs
stat2value = 96
stat3label = Runs Batted In
stat3value = 64
teams =As Player
* Washington Olympics (by|1871)
* Washington Nationals (NA) (by|1872)
* Washington Blue Legs (by|1873)
* Baltimore Canaries (by|1874)
* Chicago White Stockings (by|1875)
* Washington Nationals (UA) (by|1884)As Manager
* Washington Nationals (by|1872)
* Baltimore Canaries (by|1874)
highlights =

William Warren White (1844 – June 12 1890) was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly third base for six different teams in his six seasons of professional baseball, five of which were in the National Association and one season in the Union Association.cite web| title = Warren White's Stats | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pwhitw102.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-17 ]

Early life

Born in Milton, New York, he also played under the name William Warren.cite web| title = Warren White's Stats | work = baseball-reference.com | url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitewa01.shtml | accessdate = 2008-04-17 ] Before he played professional baseball, Warren served in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 as part of the 14th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York.cite web| title = Baseball Catchers in the military | work = members.tripod.com | url=http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/military.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-17 ] He joined the Union Army, and began working as a clerk for the Paymaster General in Washington DC.cite web| title = Civil War Veterans Who Played Major League Baseball Research Project | work = sabr.org | url=http://www.sabr.org/cmsFiles/Files/Civil%20War%20veterans.pdf | accessdate = 2008-04-17 ]

Career

He acted as player-manager for the Baltimore Canaries during the 1874 season, finishing in 8th place with a 9-38 record. The team would fold after the season, and Warren would never manage in the majors again.

In by|1884, White was elected and served as the Secretary of the Union Association, while also serving as the delegate from the Washington Nationals.cite web| title = UNION BASEBALL CLUBS.; PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COMING SEASON | work = The New York Times, December 19, 1884 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=940DEED6113EEF33A2575AC1A9649D94659FD7CF | accessdate = 2008-04-17 ] He also played in four games for Washington, gathering just one hit in 18 at bats. After the season, he was re-elected as Secretary of the Association, but the league folded before the by|1885 season.

Post-career

White was listed as having various clerk jobs for the federal government after his playing career. He died in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 46 and was buried in Ballston Spa Village Cemetery in Ballston Spa, New York.

References

External links

*baseball-reference|id=w/whitewa01

Persondata
NAME = White, Warren
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = White, William Warren
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH = Milton, New York
DATE OF DEATH = June 12 1890
PLACE OF DEATH = Little Rock, Arkansas