Bill Whaley

Bill Whaley
Outfielder / Pinch hitter
Born: (1896-02-10)February 10, 1896
Indianapolis, Indiana
Died: March 3, 1943(1943-03-03) (aged 47)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1923, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1923, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average .240
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 1
Teams

William Carl Whaley (February 10, 1896 – March 3, 1943) was a Major League Baseball player. He played in the outfield and was 5 foot 11 and 178 pounds. His Major League debut was on April 16, 1923. Whaley played just 1 season in the league, as a member of the St. Louis Browns in 1923. In 23 career games, he had 12 hits with an average of .240. Bill had no home runs, 1 RBI, and 5 runs scored. His final career game was on October 6, 1923.

Early life

William "Bill" Carl Whaley was born 10 February 1896 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His mother was Anna Schissel (1874-1936). She married Frank Walter Whaley (1869-1955) 27 October, 1900 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The family story was that Elias Whaley, Frank's father, went to Indianapolis from California and broke up the marriage and brought Frank back to California and that this was not Frank Walter Whaley's son however Bill took the surname of Whaley.

Relationships

Bill married Miss Jessie Graves 3 November, 1925 in Los Angeles, Califorinia. He married a second time to Ann Daly (1907 - 1957) 23 June, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana.


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