Bill_Sweeney_(infielder)

Bill Sweeney (infielder)

Bill Sweeney (infielder)

American baseball player (1886-1948)

William John Sweeney (March 6, 1886 – May 26, 1948) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1914. He graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 1904.[1][2]

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In an eight year major-league career, he compiled a .272 batting average (1,004-3,692) with 442 runs scored, 11 home runs, 388 RBI, 172 stolen bases, an on-base percentage of .349 and a slugging percentage of .344. His best seasons were with the Boston Braves in 1911 and 1912, he hit .314 and .344 with 63 and 99 RBI respectively.

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References

  1. [1]
    Morris, Peter. "Bill Sweeney". Baseball Biography Project. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  2. [2]
    Jaeger, Steven D. (2009). "Sweeney, Bill". In Tenkotte, Paul A.; Claypool, James C. (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 862. ISBN 978-0-8131-2565-7 – via Issuu.
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