Bill_Phyle

Bill Phyle

Bill Phyle

American baseball player (1875–1953)

William Joseph Phyle (June 25, 1875 – August 6, 1953), born in Duluth, Minnesota was a pitcher for Major League Baseball's Chicago Orphans (1898–99) and New York Giants (1901) and a third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals (1906). He pitched a shutout on his Major League debut, in a 9–0 victory over the Washington Senators on September 17, 1898.[1]

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After his playing career finished, Phyle was an umpire in the Pacific Coast League.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Snyder, John (2005). Cubs Journal: Year by Year and Day by Day with the Chicago Cubs Since 1876. United States: Emmis Books. p. 717. ISBN 1578601924.
  2. [2]
    Snelling, Dennis (2012). The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903–1957. United States: McFarland Publishing. p. 372. ISBN 9780786465248.

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