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Bill Clymer

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Bill Clymer
Shortstop
Born: (1873-12-18)December 18, 1873
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died: December 26, 1936(1936-12-26) (aged 63)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
June 25, 1891, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
June 27, 1891, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
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William Johnston Clymer (December 18, 1873 – December 26, 1936) nicknamed "Derby Day Bill", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop in 1891. After his playing career, Clymer became a successful minor league manager.

Baseball career

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At the age of 17, Clymer appeared in three games for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association.[1] In 11 at-bats as a Major League player, he did not collect a hit, but did have one base on balls and one stolen base.[2]

Clymer went on to play 18 seasons in the minor leagues (1891–1906)[3] and was a minor league manager for approximately 29 years (1898–1932).[1] He was the second minor league manager with more than 2,000 wins.[1] Clymer died at the age of 63 in his hometown of Philadelphia, and is interred at North Cedar Hill Cemetery.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Bill Clymer". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Bill Clymer". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ Bill Clymer Archived September 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine at PSACardfacts.com
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