William John O'Neill (January 22, 1880 – July 20, 1920) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Americans (1904), Washington Senators (1904) and Chicago White Sox (1906). O'Neill was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Bill O'Neill | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1880-01-22)January 22, 1880 Saint John, New Brunswick | |
Died: July 20, 1920(1920-07-20) (aged 40) Woodhaven, New York | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 7, 1904, for the Boston Americans | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 7, 1906, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .243 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 42 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing at shortstop in his 1904 rookie season for the Red Sox, O'Neill committed six errors during a 13-inning 5–3 loss to the St Louis Browns on May 21 to become the only 20th-century Major League player to record six errors in a game.[1] In the midseason he was traded to Washington in the same transaction that brought Kip Selbach to Boston. In 1906 O'Neill was a member of the Chicago White Sox team that won the World Championship over the Chicago Cubs in six games.
In a two-season career, O'Neill was a .243 hitter with two home runs and 42 RBI in 206 games played.
O'Neill died in Woodhaven, New York, at the age of 40.
Chicago White Sox 1906 World Series champions | |
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