Billy Geer

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Billy Geer
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Shortstop
Born: New York
Died:(1928-09-30)September 30, 1928
Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 15, 1874, for the New York Mutuals
Last MLB appearance
May 10, 1885, for the Louisville Colonels

At age 15 years 63 days, he is credited as the youngest player to ever appear in a Major League Baseball game. There is controversy about his age, or the fact that the National Association has not been officially credited as a "major league". Assuming the veracity of his date of birth, he didn't actually make his Major League debut until the age of 18 years, 3 months, when he played for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League in 1878.

References

  1. 1 2 "Billy Geer's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  2. ↑ Nemec, David; Dave Zeman (2004). The Baseball Rookies Encyclopedia. Brassey's. p. 8. ISBN   1-57488-670-3 . Retrieved November 14, 2008.
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