William Binga

William H. Binga
3rd Baseman / Catcher
Born: (1869-02-26)February 26, 1869 Michigan
Died: October 14, 1950(1950-10-14) (aged 81) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Adrian, Michigan Team (1895) Page Fence Giants (1895–1898) Columbia Giants (1899–1902) Chicago Union Giants (1902, 1920) Philadelphia Giants (1903) Chicago Union Giants (1904) Leland Giants (1905) Philadelphia Quaker Giants (1906) Philadelphia Giants (1907) Minneapolis Keystones (1908) St. Paul Colored Gophers (1909-1911) Kansas City, Kansas Giants (1910) Hennepin Clothing Company (1912) Hennepin Negro Giants (1913) Willmar, Minnesota (1921-1926)

William H. Binga (born February 26, 1869 and died October 14, 1950) was an American third baseman,catcher and manager in the pre-Negro League baseball era. Born in Michigan, Binga played most of his career in Chicago, Illinois,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Currently, it appears Binga started his baseball career at the age of 26, playing three games as a catcher for a team in Adrian, Michigan. He quickly moved on to the Page Fence Giants, which eventually brought him to Chicago when the team moved to Chicago and became the Chicago Columbia Giants in 1899.

In Chicago, he played for several seasons for the Columbia Giants, Chicago Union Giants, and the Leland Giants. He would move with many fellow players to Minnesota in 1908.

During his career, he played with Sol White, Rube Foster, George Wilson, Walter Ball, Eugene Barton, Andrew Campbell, Alex Irwin, Candy Jim Taylor, Johnny Davis, and he played baseball alongside University of Minnesota famed Bobby Marshall.

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