Bill Annis Explained

Bill Annis
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Unknown
Birth Date:May 24, 1857
Birth Place:Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Kennebunkport, Maine, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 1
Debutyear:1884
Debutteam:Boston Beaneaters
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 8
Finalyear:1884
Finalteam:Boston Beaneaters
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.177
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:3
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William Perley Annis (May 24, 1857– June 10, 1923) was a 19th-century American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the 1884 Boston Beaneaters. He continued to play baseball in the minor leagues through 1892.

Career

Annis made his professional baseball debut in 1883, playing for the Pottsville Antharcites of the Interstate Association.[1]

In 1884, he played for both the Boston Reserves of the Massachusetts State Association and the Boston Beaneaters of the National League. He played in 27 games as an outfielder for the Beaneaters, collecting 17 hits in 96 at bats. Annis finished with a .177 batting average.

Annis played for several minor league teams from 1885 to 1892.

Personal life

He was the son of Perley Mason Annis, a shoe maker, and Rozilla E. Coburn.[2] He was married twice, and had no children.

He died on June 10, 1923, and was buried at Lindenwood Cemetery in Stoneham, Massachusetts.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=4068c854 1883 Pottsville Antharcites at Baseball-Reference (Minors)
  2. Census entry for William P. Annis. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_509; Page: 194; Image: 599; FHL Number: 803509.
  3. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/A/Pannib101.htm Retrosheet