Bill Abstein Baseball player

William Henry Abstein (February 2, 1883 – April 8, 1940), nicknamed "Big Bill", was a professional baseball and amateur soccer player. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball player, from 1906 to 1910, primarily as a first baseman. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns.Abstein spent the 1904-05 St. Louis Association Foot Ball League season with Diel F.C. which was managed by Thomas Cahill. He later played for Memphis Chicks in the Southern League. During those years, he also played soccer as a midfielder for St. Leo's in the St. Louis Soccer League during the off-season.

Personal facts

Bill Abstein
Birth dateFebruary 02, 1883
Birth place
St. Louis
Date of deathApril 08, 1940
Place of death
St. Louis

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 25, 1906
Career endJune 02, 1910
batting sideRight
former teams
Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates
position
First baseman
teams
Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates
throwing sideRight

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