William Alphonse Maloney (June 5, 1878 – September 2, 1960) was an American

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers / Browns,

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, and

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between 1901 and 1908."Billy Maloney Statistics and History"
"baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017. Maloney led the

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in stolen bases (59) in 1905. In six seasons, he played in 696 games and had 2,476 at-bats, 585 hits, 294 runs, 177 runs batted in, 155 stolen bases, and a .236 batting average. An alumnus of

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, he died in Breckenridge, Texas at the age of 82.

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1878 births 1960 deaths National League stolen base champions Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Texas Milwaukee Brewers (1901) players St. Louis Browns players Cincinnati Reds players Chicago Cubs players Brooklyn Superbas players Georgetown University alumni Anderson Orphans players Grand Rapids Orphans players Kansas City Cowboys (minor league) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Rochester Bronchos players Mobile Sea Gulls players Fort Worth Panthers players Beaumont Oilers players San Antonio Bronchos players Sportspeople from Lewiston, Maine People from Stephens County, Texas Baseball players from Androscoggin County, Maine {{US-baseball-outfielder-1870s-stub

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