Bill Krieg

William Frederick Krieg (January 29, 1859 – March 25. 1930) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1884 to 1887. He won three batting titles in the minor leagues.

Career Krieg was born in Petersburg, Illinois. and then started his professional baseball career in 1883, in the Northwestern League. In 1884, Krieg played in the Union Association, which is now considered a "major league." He batted .247.

Krieg started 1887 with Washington. On opening day, he hit a home run, and in the stands, "hats, umbrellas and canes were thrown into the air and the multitude shouted forth their joy in hilarious manner." However, Krieg batted just .253 in 25 games and was released in midseason. He played his final major league game on June 15.

Krieg played in the Western Association in 1888 and would remain in that league for most of the following decade. In 1889, he batted .326 and then joined Milwaukee in 1890. In 1892, he won his first batting title while playing in Milwaukee. He won another batting title the following year, at .350. By 1905 Krieg was living in Chillicothe, Illinois, where he died in 1930, at the age of 71.