Английская Википедия:Bill Blair (1880s pitcher)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography William Ellsworth Blair (September 17, 1863 – February 22, 1890) was a Major League Baseball player. A left-handed pitcher who batted from the left side, Blair had a listed playing weight of 172 pounds.
Career
During an eight-year career as a professional, Blair spent one season in the major leagues. He started four games for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association in 1888, winning one and losing three. His 2.61 ERA was better than the league average, and he was also a positive contributor with the bat, posting a .308 batting average, .357 on-base percentage, and .385 slugging percentage in fourteen plate appearances.
Illness and death
Blair had signed a contract to spend the 1890 season with the Chicago Cubs, but he died as a result of illness before games began, during the first outbreak of the 1889–1890 pandemic. His obituary listed the cause of death as "influenza, which turned into pneumonia and typhoid fever".[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Death Of A Ball Player Шаблон:Webarchive", The New York Times, published February 23, 1890, accessed August 21, 2006.
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