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Billy Werber
Billy Werber
Third Baseman
Born: June 20, 1908 (1908-06-20) (age 99)
Berwyn Heights, Maryland
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 25, 1930
for the New York Yankees
Final game
September 5, 1942
for the New York Giants
Career statistics
Batting average     . A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Berwyn Heights is a town in Prince George's County Maryland, United States. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St Louis Cardinals (4-2 Awards and honors The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-1 All-Star Game The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 271
Home runs     78
Runs batted in     539
Teams
Career highlights and awards

William Murray Werber (born June 20, 1908) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1930, 1933), Boston Red Sox (1933-1936), Philaldelphia Athletics (1937-1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939-1941) and New York Giants (1942). The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1940 World Series matched the Cincinnati Reds against the Detroit Tigers, with the Reds winning the Series in seven games for their second championship their The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. He led American League third basemen in putouts and assists once each, and also led National League third basemen in assists, double plays and fielding percentage once each. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly ball when appropriate is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the In Baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic baseball being the rare sport in which the The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. In Baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly A strong baserunner, he led the AL in stolen bases three times and led the NL in runs in 1939 as the Reds won the pennant. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Headline Event of the Year On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball He was born in Berwyn Heights, Maryland and batted and threw right-handed. Berwyn Heights is a town in Prince George's County Maryland, United States.

A 5'10", 170-pound infielder, Werber was at spring training and toured for several weeks in July with the Yankees in 1927. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. He returned to North Carolina to attend school at Duke University, where he was the first Duke basketball player to earn All-America honors. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is one of the most successful College basketball programs in the United States. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Sigma Chi ( ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest all-male college Greek-letter social fraternities and a Secret society. He played with Duke in spring and semi-pro ball in summers until 1930 when he officially becoming a Yankee rookie in 1930. He appeared in only four games that season, and was sent to the minors. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North In his first game he reached base five times including his first at bat where, according to Ford Frick (then a sportswriter, later commissioner of baseball): "Werber, in his first time at bat in big league competition, with two strikes on him watched the next four balls with the coolness of a veteran. In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base Ford Christopher Frick ( December 19, 1894 – April 8, 1978) was an American Sportswriter and executive who served " In 1933, Frankie Crosetti was the obvious choice as the Yankees' shortstop, and with Tony Lazzeri at second base and Joe Sewell on third, Werber was expendable. Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti ( October 4 1910 - February 11 2002) nicknamed "The Crow" was an American Shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Anthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri ( December 6, 1903 — August 6, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball player Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that For other people and things named "Sewell", see Sewell (disambiguation A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Then, after playing only three games he was sold to the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the year he appeared in 108 games with Boston as a utility infielder at shortstop, second and third bases. A utility infielder is a Baseball player usually someone who does not have a regular starting role on the team who is capable of playing more than one of the four defensive

In 1934, Werber became the starting third baseman of the Red Sox. He responded with a career-high . 321 batting average, including 200 hits; led the American League with 40 stolen bases, and posted double digits in doubles (41), triples (10) and home runs (11). Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches 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 He led the league in stolen bases in 1935 (29) and 1937 (35). Boston traded him to the Philadelphia Athletics for the 1937 season, and he joined the Cincinnati Reds in 1939.

In his first National League season, Werber became the first player ever to bat on television during a game between Cincinnati and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field (August 26, 1939). Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Headline Event of the Year On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball He ended with a . 289 average in 147 games and led the league with 115 runs as Cincinnati faced the Yankees in the 1939 World Series, losing in four games. The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since The next season belonged to Werber and the Reds, though, and although his batting numbers were generally down from 1939, he led the league with a . 962 fielding average and finished 10th in voting for the NL's MVP Award. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. The 1940 World Series was the only Series in a six-year span that the Yankees did not win. The 1940 World Series matched the Cincinnati Reds against the Detroit Tigers, with the Reds winning the Series in seven games for their second championship their Cincinnati beat the Detroit Tigers in seven games as Werber led his team with a . The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 370 average (10-for-27). After that, he played with the New York Giants in 1942, his last major league season.

In an 11-season career, Werber was a . 271 hitter with 78 home runs and 539 RBI in 1,295 games. One of the most aggressive baserunners of the 1930s, probably the most aggressive next to Ben Chapman, he stole 215 bases. William Benjamin Chapman ( December 25 1908 - July 7 1993) was an American Outfielder and manager in Major He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1961. The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame was instituted in 1958 to recognize the career of former Cincinnati Reds players managers and front-office executives Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record

Werber had a very successful business career following his retirement from baseball. He began selling pension plans, and his work ethic and good communication skills yielded outstanding results. He ultimately oversaw the operations of the Werber Insurance Agency, started by his father in 1904. He was a top producer until his retirement in the early 1970s. He retired to Naples, Florida, but now lives in a retirement home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, USA. As of 1 July 2006, the U He no longer watches baseball; one of his stated reasons is that he was dismayed to see Johnny Damon's long hair and beard. Johnny David Damon (born November 5 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas) is a Thai American Major League Baseball Outfielder for the [1]

As of 2008, Werber (99) is recognized as the oldest living major league ballplayer; he is the oldest living World Series player, and is also the oldest living former player for either the Yankees or the Red Sox. He is also the final surviving teammate of Babe Ruth, as well as the last player to play against Ruth while he was with the Yankees. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of

Billy Werber was interviewed by Lawrence Ritter in 1963 as part of his research for his book The Glory of Their Times; these interview tapes are available. Lawrence S Ritter ( May 23 1922 - February 15 2004) was an American Writer whose specialties were Baseball and The Glory Of Their Times The Story Of The Early Days Of Baseball Told By The Men Who Played It is a book edited by Lawrence Ritter, telling the stories of early

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References

  1. ^ Gordon Edes (January 20, 2008). Storied Career. The Boston Globe.

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Preceded by
Ben Chapman
Lyn Lary		 American League Stolen Base Champion
1934-1935
1937 (with Ben Chapman)		 Succeeded by
Lyn Lary
Frankie Crosetti
William Benjamin Chapman ( December 25 1908 - July 7 1993) was an American Outfielder and manager in Major Lynford Hobart (Lyn Lary ( January 28, 1906 - January 9, 1973) was a Shortstop in Major League Baseball. See also List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases Major League Baseball recognizes Stolen base champions in the American League William Benjamin Chapman ( December 25 1908 - July 7 1993) was an American Outfielder and manager in Major Lynford Hobart (Lyn Lary ( January 28, 1906 - January 9, 1973) was a Shortstop in Major League Baseball. Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti ( October 4 1910 - February 11 2002) nicknamed "The Crow" was an American Shortstop
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