About Bill Lamar
Lived 1897 – 1970 (aged 73). Bill Lamar was an American baseball player.
William Harmong Lamar [Good Time Bill] (March 21, 1897 – May 24, 1970) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1917 through 1927 for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Robins, and Philadelphia Athletics. Listed at , 185 lb., Lamar batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Rockville, Maryland.
In a nine-season career, Lamar was a .310 hitter (633-for-2040) with 19 home runs and 245 RBI in 550 games, including 303 runs, 114 doubles, 23 triples, 25 stolen bases, and a 1.10 walk-to-strikeout ratio (86-to-78).
Lamar died in Rockport, Massachusetts at age 73.
Highlights In 1925 posted career-highs with a .356 average (7th in American League), 202 hits, 85 runs, 77 RBI and 50 extra-base hits, including a 28-game hitting-streak. Appeared in the 1920 World Series.
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Who was Bill Lamar?
American baseball player (1897-1970)
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Bill Lamar was born on 21 March 1897 in Rockville.
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Bill Lamar died on 24 May 1970 in Rockport.
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Bill Lamar was a baseball player.
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