Bill Harbridge

Bill Harbridge
Catcher/Center fielder
Born: March 29, 1855 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died: March 17, 1924(1924-03-17) (aged 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 15, 1875, for the Hartford Dark Blues
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1884, for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	114
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Hartford Dark Blues (1875–1877) Chicago White Stockings (1878–1879) Troy Trojans (1880), 1882 Philadelphia Quakers (1883) Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884)

William Arthur Harbridge (March 29, 1855 – March 17, 1924), also known as "Yaller Bill", was a Major League Baseball player who split his playing time between catcher and in the outfield for five different teams during his nine-season career that lasted from 1875 through 1884.^[1]

Career

He began his career in the last year of the National Association and finished with the Union Association in its only year of existence.^[1]

On May 6, 1876, Bill is credited as becoming the first left-handed catcher in major league baseball history.^[2] He died in his hometown of Philadelphia at the age of 68, and was interred at Fernwood Cemetery in Fernwood, Pennsylvania.^[1]

References

1. "Bill Harbridge's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
2. "19th Century Era Famous Firsts". baseball-almanac.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)