Bill Clymer

William Johnston Clymer (December 18, 1873 – December 26, 1936) nicknamed "Derby Day Bill", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop in 1891. After his playing career, Clymer became a successful minor league manager.

Bill Clymer
Shortstop
Born: (1873-12-18)December 18, 1873
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: December 26, 1936(1936-12-26) (aged 63)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
June 25, 1891, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
June 27, 1891, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Baseball career

At the age of 17, Clymer appeared in three games for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association.[1] In 11 at-bats as a Major League player, he did not collect a hit, but did have one base on balls and one stolen base.[2]

Clymer went on to play 18 seasons in the minor leagues (1891–1906)[3] and was a minor league manager for approximately 29 years (1898–1932).[1] He was the second minor league manager with more than 2,000 wins.[1] Clymer died at the age of 63 in his hometown of Philadelphia, and is interred at North Cedar Hill Cemetery.[2]

References
  1. "Bill Clymer". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  2. "Bill Clymer". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  3. Bill Clymer Archived September 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine at PSACardfacts.com


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