Bill Chappelle (March 22, 1881 – December 31, 1944) was an American professional
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
. He played in the
major leagues in 1908, 1909, and 1914.
He was born in
Waterloo, New York
Waterloo is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 7,338 at the 2020 census. The town and its major community are named after Waterloo, Belgium, where Napoleon was defeated.
There is also a village called Water ...
, and died in
Mineola, New York
Mineola is a village in and the county seat of Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from an Algonquin Chief, Miniolagamika, which means "pleasant village".
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Baseball players from New York (state)
1881 births
1944 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Boston Doves players
Brooklyn Tip-Tops players
Cincinnati Reds players
Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
Ilion Typewriters players
Des Moines Underwriters players
Harrisburg Senators players
Altoona Mountaineers players
Lancaster Red Roses players
Johnstown Johnnies players
Memphis Egyptians players
Rochester Bronchos players
Mobile Sea Gulls players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Beaumont Oilers players
People from Waterloo, New York
Burials at Long Island National Cemetery
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