William Wiman Andrus, also spelled ''Wyman'', (October 14, 1858 – June 17, 1935), was a Canadian professional baseball player who played one

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, in his only appearance in

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. The game took place on September 15, with Andrus playing

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. He collect no

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in four

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s with one

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. He is interred at Custer County Cemetery, which is also in Miles City.

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