Billy Southworth

William Harold Southworth (March 9, 1893 – November 15, 1969) was an American professional baseballright fielder and manager. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals from 1913 to 1929, and managed for the Cardinals and Braves from 1929 to 1951. As a player, Southworth played in almost 1,200 games, fell just short of 1,300 hits, batted .297 lifetime, and won the World Series in 1926. As manager, he oversaw three pennant-winning Cardinals teams, winning two World Series in 1942 and 1944, and another pennant with the 1948 Braves, the last National League title in Boston baseball history. As manager of the Cardinals, his .642 winning percentage is the second-highest in franchise history and the highest since 1900.

Late in life, Southworth served as a scout for the Braves. He endured a great deal of tragedy in his baseball career, first experiencing the stillbirth of his twin babies and the deaths of his wife and his adult son. He died in 1969. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. Six years later, the Cardinals inducted him into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum. He also belongs to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Southworth had a son, Billy Southworth Jr., and a cousin, Bill Southworth, who both played professional baseball.