Bernard Patrick Conroy (March 14, 1871 – November 25, 1937) was a

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

player. He played one season in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

, primarily as an

infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...

. As a nineteen-year-old, Conroy was the starting shortstop for the

Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oaklan ...

of the

American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Profe ...

in 1890, their last year of existence. He led the team in

games played Games played (GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested. Basebal ...

with 117.

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conroy, Ben Major League Baseball shortstops Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Dover (minor league baseball) players Wilmington Peach Growers players Lebanon Cedars players Harrisburg Ponies players Scranton Indians players Allentown Colts players Hazleton Barons players Allentown Goobers players Pottsville Colts players Philadelphia Athletics (minor league) players Shamokin Actives players Reading Actives players Pottsville Greys players Shamokin Coal Heavers players Reading Coal Heavers players Baseball players from Philadelphia 1871 births 1937 deaths 19th-century baseball players