Bill Krieg

Infobox MLB retired
name=Bill Krieg
position=Catcher/Outfielder/First Baseman


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=January 29, 1859
deathdate=death date and age|1930|3|25|1859|1|29
debutdate= April 20
debutyear= 1884
debutteam= Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies
finaldate=June 15
finalyear=1887
finalteam=Washington Nationals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.237
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=4
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=37
teams=
* Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies (1884)
* Chicago White Stockings (1885)
* Brooklyn Grays (1885)
* Washington Nationals (1886-1887)
highlights=

William Frederick Krieg (January 29, 1859 in Petersburg, Illinois - March 25. 1930 in Chillicothe, Illinois) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player from 1884 to 1887.

Krieg played college baseball at Notre Dame University and won three minor league batting titles during the 1880s. He was a career .335 hitter in the minors and Bill James considered him to be the top minor league player in the 1880s. [cite book
title=Notre Dame Baseball Greats
author=Cappy Gagnon
year=2004
publisher=Arcadia Publishing
isbn=0738532622
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wFsn4uwPSzwC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=%22bill+krieg%22+baseball&source=web&ots=HIU4e5SKfg&sig=Z-mN28hrrQhuHunOjSzjGosBmkA] [cite book
title=The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
author=Bill James
year=2003
publisher=Simon and Schuster
isbn=0743227220
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mUzTJ4-8N0EC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=%22bill+krieg%22+baseball&source=web&ots=UDqeaTp8ME&sig=piv_Y4SCes84HkfLXJ2GtNUjc5I]

ee also

* Chicago Cubs all-time roster
* Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kriegbi01.shtml Baseball-Reference page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=kriegbi01 Baseball Almanac]
*cite book
title=Notre Dame Baseball Greats
author=Cappy Gagnon
year=2004
publisher=Arcadia Publishing
isbn=0738532622
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wFsn4uwPSzwC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=%22bill+krieg%22+baseball&source=web&ots=HIU4e5SKfg&sig=Z-mN28hrrQhuHunOjSzjGosBmkA
*cite book
title=The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
author=Bill James
year=2003
publisher=Simon and Schuster
isbn=0743227220
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mUzTJ4-8N0EC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=%22bill+krieg%22+baseball&source=web&ots=UDqeaTp8ME&sig=piv_Y4SCes84HkfLXJ2GtNUjc5I