William Warren White (1844 – June 12, 1890) was an American
Major League Baseball
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player who played mainly
third base
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for six different teams in his six seasons of professional baseball, five of which were in the
National Association and one season in the
Union Association.
Early life
Born in
Milton, New York, he also played under the name William Warren.
Before he played professional baseball, Warren served in the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
from 1861 to 1865 as part of the 14th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York.
He joined the Union Army, and began working as a clerk for the Paymaster General in Washington, D.C.
Career
He was a
player-manager
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for the
Baltimore Canaries
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History
The team was usually listed as Lord Baltimore in the box scores of the day, and were also referred to as the Yellow Stockings. The can ...
during the
1874 season, finishing in 8th place with a 9-38 record. The team would fold after the season, and Warren would never manage in the majors again.
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In , White was elected and served as the Secretary of the Union Association, while also serving as the delegate from the ]Washington Nationals
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.hit
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in 18 at bats.[ After the season, he was re-elected as Secretary of the Association, but the league folded before the season.][
]
Post-career
White was listed as having various clerk jobs for the federal government after his playing career.[ He died in ]Little Rock, Arkansas
( The "Little Rock")
, government_type = Council-manager
, leader_title = Mayor
, leader_name = Frank Scott Jr.
, leader_party = D
, leader_title2 = Council
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at the age of 46 and was buried in Ballston Spa Village Cemetery in Ballston Spa, New York
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.[
]
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1844 births
1890 deaths
19th-century baseball players
Baseball player-managers
Baseball players from New York (state)
Major League Baseball third basemen
Washington Olympics players
Washington Nationals (NA) players
Washington Blue Legs players
Baltimore Canaries players
Baltimore Canaries managers
Chicago White Stockings players
Washington Nationals (UA) players
Rochester (minor league baseball) players
Union Army soldiers
Burials in Saratoga County, New York