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Bill Abstein
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Birthdate: 2/2/1883
Died: 4/8/1940
Height / Weight: 6' 0" / 185 lbs.
Place of Birth: St. Louis, MO, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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Baseball player William Abstein played with Jersey City in 1911 and is featured on a Mecca Double Folders T201 BASEBALL CARD - Below

 

Bill Abstein 1909 Baseball Card T206 Pittsburgh First Baseman

Born in St. Louis, Bill Abstein was the Pirates starting first baseman in 1909 during baseball's Dead Ball Era when the baseball was not as hard as the current ones and slightly larger than the 9-inch balls now used. He helped Pittsburgh win the 1909 pennant by hitting 20 doubles, 10 triples along with a .260 batting mark in 512 at bats spanning 137 games.

In the 1909 World Series Bill Abstein helped the Pirates defeat the Tigers in 7 games. He batted second in the batting order and lined 6 hits in 26 at bats, including 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. The next season, he signed with his hometown St. Louis Browns of the American League and played one season there.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
3 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1906 PIT (NL) 8 20 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 SLG
1909 PIT (NL) 137 512 51 133 20 10 1 70 27 0 16 0 0 4 27 0 .260 .302 SLG
1910 SLB (AL) 25 87 1 13 2 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 .149 .169 SLG
3 years   170 619 54 150 22 10 1 76 29 0 21 0 0 4 29 0 .242 .281 .SLG



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