Wid Conroy Notable

b. April 5, 1877 · Milwaukee Brewers 1901, Pittsburgh Pirates 1902, New York Highlanders 1903–1908, Washington Senators 1909–1911

Wid Conroy played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1911. His longest stay was with the New York Highlanders, from 1903 to 1908.

Across 1,374 games he batted .248, with 1,257 hits and 605 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 176 doubles, 82 triples and 262 stolen bases.

He played 665 games at third base, with 1,332 assists and 155 errors. He turned 65 double plays. He also played 349 games at shortstop and 304 games in the outfield.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on April 5, 1877, and died on December 6, 1959. 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
1901	MLA	131	503	74	129	20	6	5	64	36	42	21	.256
1902	PIT	99	365	55	89	10	6	1	47	24	41	10	.244
1903	NYY	126	503	74	137	23	12	1	45	32	36	33	.272
1904	NYY	140	489	58	119	18	12	1	52	43	57	30	.243
1905	NYY	101	385	55	105	19	11	2	25	32	47	25	.273
1906	NYY	148	567	67	139	17	10	4	54	47	67	32	.245
1907	NYY	140	530	58	124	12	11	3	51	30	45	41	.234
1908	NYY	141	531	44	126	22	3	1	39	14	54	23	.237
1909	WSH	139	488	44	119	13	4	1	20	37	38	24	.244
1910	WSH	103	351	36	89	11	3	1	27	30	28	11	.254
1911	WSH	106	349	40	81	11	4	2	28	20	26	12	.232
Career	—	1374	5061	605	1257	176	82	22	452	345	481	262	.248

On this day & linked events

1877

Born April 5, 1877

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1959

Died December 6, 1959

1901

Major-league debut: Wid Conroy

Wid Conroy made a major-league debut on April 25, 1901.

1911

Final major-league game: Wid Conroy

Wid Conroy played a final major-league game on October 5, 1911.

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