William James Duggleby (March 16, 1874 – August 30, 1944), nicknamed "Frosty Bill", was a pitcher for the
Philadelphia Phillies. He played from 1898 to 1907. He also played two games for the
Philadelphia Athletics in 1902 and nine games for the
Pittsburgh Pirates in 1907. Duggleby is the first of four major league players to hit a
grand slam
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in his
first major league at-bat, followed by
Jeremy Hermida
Jeremy Ryan Hermida (born January 30, 1984) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres, and i ...
,
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Kevin Kouzmanoff (born July 25, 1981) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies and Texas Rangers.
Ko ...
, and
Daniel Nava
Daniel James Nava (born February 22, 1983) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Philadelphia Phillie ...
. He was the only
pitcher
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to hit a grand slam for their first major league hit until July 8, 2021, when
Daniel Camarena became the second. , he still holds the Phillies team record for
hit batsmen
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for a career (82).
Duggleby was one of the "jumpers" who left the Phillies in 1902 for other teams, including (in Duggleby's case)
Connie Mack
Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds untoucha ...
's new
American League
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team, the Athletics. The Phillies filed suit to prevent the "jumpers" — in particular,
Nap Lajoie
Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie (; September 5, 1874 – February 7, 1959), also known as Larry Lajoie and nicknamed "The Frenchman", was an American professional baseball second baseman and player-manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for t ...
,
Bill Bernhard, and
Chick Fraser
Charles Carrolton Fraser (August 26, 1873 – May 8, 1940) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched for numerous teams between 1896 and 1909. He ranks second all time among major-league pitchers in the category of hit batsmen, ...
— from playing for any other team, a plea which was rejected by a lower court before being upheld by the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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. Duggleby was the first of the "jumpers" to return to the Phillies, on May 8, 1902, after playing only two games with the A's.
He was the manager of the
Minor League Baseball team, the
Albany Babies
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Notable players
*Erskine Mayer, pitcher
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, in 1912.
Duggleby, a native of
Utica, New York
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, died in
Redfield, New York
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The Town of Redfield was incorporated from part of the Town of Mexico in 1800. The town is in the northeastern corner of the county.
As th ...
in 1944.
See also
*
List of players with a home run in first major league at-bat
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*
History of the Philadelphia Athletics
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for more on the "jumpers"
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List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
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1874 births
1944 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
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Sportspeople from Utica, New York