William Townsend Tapley (February 10, 1913 – January 6, 1993) was an

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

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shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ...

in the

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. The brother of fellow Negro leaguer

John Tapley John Theodore Tapley (September 22, 1911 – December 26, 1956) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1930s. A native of Winona, Mississippi, Tapley attended Pontiac High School in Pontiac, Michigan. He was the brother of fellow Ne ...

, he played with the Akron Grays in 1933.

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