William Zay was an American

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. He played one game for the

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franchise in

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. He started, threw two innings, giving up 4 hits and 4 walks while striking out two batters in taking the loss. His career

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was 9.00. Zay was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.William Zay at Retrosheet
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zay, William Major League Baseball pitchers Baltimore Orioles (AA) players Baseball players from Pittsburgh 19th-century baseball players Year of birth missing Year of death missing