William John Orr (April 22, 1891 – March 10, 1967) was a

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. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the

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. He played primarily at

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, but also played all three other infield positions. After his major league career, Orr played for ten years in the

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. He also briefly served as head coach of the

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program, and managed the Salt Lake City Bees in .

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* Major League Baseball shortstops Philadelphia Athletics players Salt Lake City Skyscrapers players Sacramento Sacts players Sacramento Wolves players Mission Wolves players Salt Lake City Bees players Sacramento Senators players Seattle Indians players Shreveport Gassers players Minor league baseball managers Baseball players from San Francisco 1891 births 1967 deaths {{US-baseball-shortstop-stub