Bill Parks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Major League Baseball player, manager
Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1849
Place of Birth: Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 10-Oct-1911
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About 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 4.18.
- 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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