William L. Moran (October 10, 1869 – April 8, 1916) was a
catcher
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and
left fielder
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in
Major League Baseball
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who played in part of two seasons in the
National League
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. He was from
Joliet, Illinois
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, near Chicago, and was the younger brother of Julie Moran
Wyman, a famous opera singer of the day.
[''Chicago Tribune'', "Catcher Moran in a box: arrested on a charge of abducting his sister's daughter", 18 December 1896.]
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Loraine Wyman
(Julie) Loraine Wyman (October 23, 1885 – September 11, 1937) was an American soprano, noted for her concert performances of folk songs, some of which she collected herself from traditional singers in field work. Paul J. Stamler has called Wyma ...
—his brush with the law while attempting to help his sister in a custody dispute
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Major League Baseball catchers
Major League Baseball left fielders
Chicago Colts players
St. Louis Browns (NL) players
Baseball players from Illinois
Sportspeople from Joliet, Illinois
1869 births
1916 deaths
19th-century baseball players
Omaha Omahogs players
Omaha Lambs players
Joliet Giants players
Lewiston (minor league baseball) players
Atlanta Windjammers players
Grand Rapids Gold Bugs players
Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
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