Bill Rariden Notable

b. February 5, 1888 · Boston Doves 1909–1910, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston Braves 1912–1913, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1914, Newark Pepper 1915, New York Giants 1916–1918, Cincinnati Reds 1919–1920

Bill Rariden played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Doves in 1909 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1920.

Across 982 games he batted .237, with 682 hits and 272 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 105 doubles and 47 stolen bases.

He played 948 games behind the plate, with 4,127 putouts and 150 errors. He turned 82 double plays.

He was born in Bedford, IN, USA on February 5, 1888, and died on August 28, 1942. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1909	BSN	13	42	1	6	1	0	0	1	4	5	1	.143
1910	BSN	49	137	15	31	5	1	1	14	12	22	1	.226
1911	BSN	70	246	22	56	9	0	0	21	21	18	3	.228
1912	BSN	79	247	27	55	3	1	1	14	18	35	3	.223
1913	BSN	95	246	31	58	9	2	3	30	30	21	5	.236
1914	IND	131	396	44	93	15	5	0	47	61	43	12	.235
1915	NEW	142	444	49	120	30	7	0	40	60	29	8	.270
1916	NYG	120	351	23	78	9	3	1	29	55	32	4	.222
1917	NYG	101	266	20	72	10	1	0	25	42	17	3	.271
1918	NYG	69	183	15	41	5	1	0	17	15	15	1	.224
1919	CIN	74	218	16	47	6	3	1	24	17	19	4	.216
1920	CIN	39	101	9	25	3	0	0	10	5	0	2	.248
Career	—	982	2877	272	682	105	24	7	272	340	256	47	.237

On this day & linked events

1888

Born February 5, 1888

Bedford, IN, USA

1942

Died August 28, 1942

1909

Major-league debut: Bill Rariden

Bill Rariden made a major-league debut on August 9, 1909.

1920

Final major-league game: Bill Rariden

Bill Rariden played a final major-league game on October 2, 1920.

Image: The Library of Congress, public domain