Billy Riley (baseball)
American baseball player (1855–1887) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William James Riley (1855–1887), nicknamed "Pigtail Billy", was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1875 Keokuk Westerns and the 1879 Cleveland Blues.[1]
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Billy Riley | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: 1855 Cincinnati, Ohio | |
Died: November 9, 1887(1887-11-09) (aged 31–32) Cincinnati, Ohio | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 4, 1875, for the Keokuk Westerns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1879, for the Cleveland Blues | |
MLB statistics | |
Games played | 51 |
Batting average | .144 |
Runs batted in | 10 |
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