William Henry Richardson (January 24, 1878 – November 6, 1949) was a

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

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. He played for the 1901

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of the

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