William Gordon Conroy (February 26, 1915 - November 13, 1997) was a backup catcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1935 and 1944. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-2 All-Star Game, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over St Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb. , Conroy batted and threw right handed. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois. Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the County seat.
Conroy reached the majors in 1935 with the Philadelphia Athletics, playing for them three years before joining the army during World War II. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including After discharge, he played for the Boston Red Sox from 1942 through 1944. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. His most productive season came in in 1942 with Boston, when he appeared in a career-high 83 games and hit four home runs with 20 runs batted in.
In a six-season career, Conroy was a . 199 hitter (90-for-452) with five home runs and 33 RBI in 169 games, including 13 doubles, three triples, and a . In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see 322 on-base percentage. In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage)
Conroy died in Citrus Heights, California at age 82. Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA.
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