Bill Parks
William Robert Parks (June 4, 1849 – October 10, 1911) was an American
left fielder,
pitcher, and
manager in
Major League Baseball from
Easton, Pennsylvania. A native of
Easton, Pennsylvania, Parks played for the
Washington Nationals and
Philadelphia White Stockings, both of the
National Association, in 1875. Then, in 1876, he played one game for the
National League's
Boston Red Caps. He was also manager of the Nationals for the last eight games of the 1875 season, guiding them to a record of 1–7 after they had gone 4–16 under teammate
Holly Hollingshead.
In 16 games as a pitcher he was 4–8 with 9
complete games in 11 starts and an
earned run average of 3.54. In 30 total
games played he batted .174 with 6
runs batted in and 13
runs scored.
Parks died in his home town of
Easton, Pennsylvania, at the age of 62, and is interred at
Easton Cemetery.
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