Bill Bradley (baseball)

William Joseph Bradley (February 13, 1878 – March 11, 1954) was an American third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He recognized as one of the best third basemen in baseball prior to 1950, along with Jimmy Collins and Pie Traynor.

Career

Bradley with the Brooklyn Tip-Tops, circa 1914.

Bradley made his professional debut on August 26, 1899 with the Chicago Orphans. After playing for two seasons in Chicago, Bradley moved to Cleveland to play for the newly formed American League. He spent the next decade with the Cleveland franchise, his best season coming in 1902 when he had a batting average of .340, 12 triples, and 11 home runs. After the 1910 season, Bradley spent three seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League before returning to the Federal League in 1914, playing for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops that year and the Kansas City Packers the following year.

He led American League third basemen in fielding four times, setting a league record of seven putouts in one game in both 1901 and 1909.<ref name="TotalBaseball">Template:Citation</ref> Bill Bradley was the first Cleveland baseball player to hit for the cycle on September 24, 1903. In Template:Baseball year he hit home runs in four straight games and finished the year with a .340 batting average.<ref name="TotalBaseball"/>

After finishing his playing and managing career in the Federal League, Bill Bradley was a scout for the Cleveland Indians. He was elected to the Indians' Hall of Fame shortly after his death in 1954.<ref name="TotalBaseball"/> Bradley died in Cleveland at the age of 76 due to pneumonia.<ref>TheDeadballEra.com Obituary Template:Webarchive. Retrieved October 25, 2006.</ref> He was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.<ref>Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved October 25, 2006.</ref> Template:Clear

Managerial record

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
		Games	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
CLE	Template:Mlby	41	Template:WinLossPct	(interim)	–	–	–
TEAM total		41	Template:WinLossPct		Template:WinLossPct
BTT	Template:Mlby	154	Template:WinLossPct	5th in FL	–	–	–
BTT total		154	Template:WinLossPct		Template:WinLossPct
Total<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>		195	Template:WinLossPct		Template:WinLossPct

See also

• List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
• List of Major League Baseball player-managers
• List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

External links

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