About Bill Van Dyke
Lived 1863 – 1933 (aged 69). Bill Van Dyke was an American baseball player.
William Jennings Van Dyke (December 15, 1863 – May 5, 1933) was an American professional baseball outfielder from 1884 to 1897.
Career Van Dyke was born in Paris, Illinois, in 1863. He played on many different teams during his professional baseball career. In 1887, he led the Northwestern League with 108 stolen bases while playing for the Des Moines Hawkeyes.
Van Dyke made his major league debut with the Toledo Maumees of the American Association in 1890. As the Maumees' left fielder, he had a .257 batting average, 2 home runs, and 54 runs batted in. He ranked third in the AA with 73 stolen bases. Van Dyke hit for the cycle on July 5, 1890. This was his only full season in the majors.
Van Dyke also played four games for the National League's St. Louis Browns in 1892 and three games for the NL's Boston Beaneaters in 1893.
He died in El Paso, Texas, in 1933.
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Who was Bill Van Dyke?
American professional baseball outfielder (1863–1933)
When was Bill Van Dyke born?
Bill Van Dyke was born on 15 December 1863 in Paris.
When did Bill Van Dyke die?
Bill Van Dyke died on 5 May 1933 in El Paso.
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Bill Van Dyke was a baseball player.
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Bill Van Dyke was American.
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