Bill Abstein

William Henry Abstein (February 2, 1883 – April 8, 1940[1]), nicknamed "Big Bill", was a professional baseball and amateur soccer player. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball player, from 1906 to 1910, primarily as a first baseman. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns. He played in 170 games, with 150 hits, one home run, 76 RBI and a batting average of .242. He played for Pittsburgh during the 1909 World Series, appearing in all seven games and getting six hits.[2]

Bill Abstein
First baseman
Born: (1883-02-02)February 2, 1883
St. Louis, Missouri
Died: April 8, 1940(1940-04-08) (aged 57)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 25, 1906, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
June 2, 1910, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average.242
Home runs1
Runs batted in76
Teams

Abstein spent the 1904–05 St. Louis Association Foot Ball League season with Diel F.C. which was managed by Thomas Cahill. He later played for Memphis Chicks in the Southern League. During those years, he also played soccer as a midfielder for St. Leo's in the St. Louis Soccer League during the off-season.[3]

References

  1. Bsseball Encyclopedia, Joseph L. Reichler, ed., MacMillan Publishing, NY, 1985:667
  2. Bsseball Encyclopedia, Joseph L. Reichler, ed., MacMillan Publishing, NY, 1985:667
  3. January 6, 1912 Sporting Life
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.