William Henry Lawrence (March 11, 1906 – June 15, 1997) was a
professional baseball
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player. He played part of one season in
Major League Baseball
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with the
Detroit Tigers
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in 1932, primarily as an
outfielder
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.
Lawrence also had an extensive
minor league baseball career, playing fifteen seasons from 1929 until 1943. In all but two of those seasons, he spent at least part of the season playing in Seattle for the
Indians and, later, the
Rainiers of the
Pacific Coast League
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.
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Major League Baseball outfielders
Detroit Tigers players
Boston Braves scouts
San Francisco Seals (baseball) players
Seattle Indians players
Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
Seattle Rainiers players
Baseball players from San Mateo, California
1906 births
1997 deaths
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