1902
Born April 2, 1902
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Bill Yancey Notable
b. April 2, 1902 · Hilldale Club 1927, 1931, Philadelphia Tigers 1928, New York Lincoln Giants 1929–1930, New York Black Yankees 1932–1934, Brooklyn Eagles 1935, New York Cubans 1935–1936, Philadelphia Stars 1936
Bill Yancey played for seven clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Hilldale Club in 1927 and closing with the Philadelphia Stars in 1936.
Across 346 games he batted .259, with 300 hits and 156 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 47 doubles and 17 stolen bases.
He played 300 games at shortstop, with 768 assists and 132 errors. He turned 111 double plays.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on April 2, 1902, and died on April 13, 1971. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | HIL | 31 | 80 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .300 |
| 1928 | PTG | 8 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .379 |
| 1929 | NLG | 66 | 240 | 34 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 5 | .250 |
| 1930* | NLG | 51 | 178 | 35 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| 1931* | HIL | 49 | 163 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .245 |
| 1932* | NBY | 28 | 108 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .269 |
| 1933* | NBY | 15 | 62 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| 1934* | NBY | 22 | 67 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| 1935 | BE/NYC | 36 | 112 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .214 |
| 1936 | NYC/PS | 40 | 118 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Major leagues | — | 181 | 579 | 73 | 152 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 73 | 61 | 1 | 10 | .263 |
| All seasons | — | 346 | 1157 | 156 | 300 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 155 | 104 | 6 | 17 | .259 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Bill Yancey, that is 1930–1934. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1971