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William Joseph Ging (November 7, 1872 – September 14, 1950) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball.[1]
Key Information
Ging was born in Elmira, New York. He started his professional baseball career in 1898. In 1899, he had a win-loss record of 16-17 for the Connecticut League's New London Whalers.[2] He appeared in his only major league game on September 25, when he started and completed the Boston Beaneaters' final game of the season, a 2-1 win over the New York Giants.[3]
Ging then played in the minor leagues from 1900 to 1904.[2] After his baseball career, he worked for years for the Pennsylvania Railroad and American-LaFrance-Foamite. He died in his hometown of Elmira in 1950.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Billy Ging Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "Billy Ging Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ Nemec, David (2006). The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball. The University of Alabama Press. p. 807.
- ^ "Ex-Ball Player Billy Ging Dies". Elmira Star-Gazette. September 15, 1950. p. 14. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- Billy Ging at Find a Grave
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