Bill Sweeney (first baseman)
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Bill Sweeney, 1953
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: December 29, 1904 Cleveland, Ohio |
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Died: April 18, 1957 (aged 52) San Diego, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 13, 1928, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
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| September 27, 1931, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
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| Batting average | .286 | ||
| Runs scored | 127 | ||
| Stolen bases | 22 | ||
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William Joseph Sweeney (December 29, 1904 – April 18, 1957) was an American first baseman and coach in Major League Baseball and a longtime manager at the minor league level. Sweeney threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) (185 cm) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg) in his playing days.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sweeney was the nephew of former major league infielder William John Sweeney (1886–1948), who played eight seasons in the National League between 1907 and 1914. The younger Sweeney, however, would play his three MLB seasons in the American League, for the Detroit Tigers (1928) and Boston Red Sox (1930–31), appearing in 308 games and garnering an even 300 hits in 1,050 at bats for a .286 batting average, with 58 doubles, eight triples, five home runs and 107 runs batted in.
He would become better known in baseball as a manager in the Pacific Coast League. On May 11, 1936, Sweeney succeeded former Philadelphia Athletics star infielder Max Bishop as playing manager of the Portland Beavers, and promptly led them to the 1936 PCL championship. Sweeney led Portland through 1939, then switched to the rival Hollywood Stars (1940–41).
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