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Bill Traffley

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Bill Traffley
Catcher
Born: (1859-12-21)December 21, 1859
Staten Island, New York
Died: June 23, 1908(1908-06-23) (aged 48)
Des Moines, Iowa
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 1878, for the Chicago White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
July 29, 1886, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average.175
Home runs1
Runs batted in36
Teams

William Franklin Traffley (December 21, 1859 – June 23, 1908) was a baseball player.

Biography

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Standing man in baseball uniform catching a ball
Bill Traffley, 1888

Traffley was born in Staten Island, New York. When he was 18 years old, in 1878, he played two games for the Chicago White Stockings.

Traffley did not play in professional baseball for another five years, in 1883. He played 30 games that season.

His next three seasons (and his last) were spent with the Baltimore Orioles.

Traffley died in Des Moines, Iowa. His brother, John Traffley, also played professional baseball.

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