Bill Dinneen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bill Dinneen

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1876

Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, United States

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1955

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Bill Dinneen

  • William Henry Dinneen, alternately spelled Dineen (April 5, 1876 – January 13, 1955), was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who followed his 12-year career from 1898 to 1909 with a highly regarded tenure as an American League umpire from 1909 to 1937. Dinneen was the plate umpire for baseball's first All-Star Game. He played for the Washington Senators and Boston Braves (both of the National League), and the Boston Red Sox and St.
  • Louis Browns of the American League.
  • Dinneen recorded three wins for the Red Sox over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903.
  • Dinneen broke the record for most strikeouts in a World Series game with 11; the previous mark of 10 had been set a day earlier by Pittsburgh's Deacon Phillippe.

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