William Edward Clancy (April 12, 1879 – February 10, 1948) was a

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. He played for the

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in 1905. Though he played only one season in the Majors, he spent 11 seasons in the minors, including four with Rochester, and also managed in the minors.
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2012-5-20. He was buried in Oneida County, northern NY, not far from where he was born in Oswego County, NY.

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