William Arthur Harbridge (March 29, 1855 – March 17, 1924), also known as "Yaller Bill", was a

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player who split his playing time between

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and in the

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for five different teams during his nine-season career that lasted from through .

Career

He began his career in the last year of the National Association and finished with the

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in its only year of existence. On May 6, , Bill is credited as becoming the first left-handed catcher in major league baseball history. He died in his hometown of

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at the age of 68, and was interred at Fernwood Cemetery in

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