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Bill Rodgers

1887 – 1978

Major League Baseball player

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Lived 1887 – 1978 (aged 91). Bill Rodgers was an American baseball player.

Wilbur Kincaid Rodgers, nicknamed "Rawmeat Bill," (April 18, 1887 – December 24, 1978) was an American backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman from through for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox (1915) and Cincinnati Reds (1915–1916). Listed at , 170 lb., Rodgers batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Pleasant Ridge, Ohio.

In a two-season career, Rodgers was a .243 hitter (65-for-268) with 30 run and 19 RBI in 102 games, including 15 doubles, four triples, 11 stolen bases, and a .316 on-base percentage without home runs. In 83 fielding appearances at second base (75), shortstop (7) and third base, he posted a collective .947 fielding percentage (20 errors in 376 chances).

He also was a player/manager in the Minor leagues during 22 seasons between 1918 and 1951, and managed the Peoria Redwings of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1946 season.

Rodgers died at the age of 91 in Goliad, Texas.

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Wilbur Kincaid Rodgers

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Who was Bill Rodgers?

Major League Baseball player

When was Bill Rodgers born?

Bill Rodgers was born on 18 April 1887 in Pleasant Ridge.

When did Bill Rodgers die?

Bill Rodgers died on 24 December 1978 in Goliad.

What was Bill Rodgers's occupation?

Bill Rodgers was a baseball player.

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Bill Rodgers was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bill Rodgers

· Wikidata: Q4910685

· DBpedia: Bill Rodgers (infielder)

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