| Billy Geer | |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Bats: | Unknown |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Place: | New York |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | October 15 |
| Debutyear: | 1874 |
| Debutteam: | New York Mutuals |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 10 |
| Finalyear: | 1885 |
| Finalteam: | Louisville Colonels |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .214 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 33 |
| Teams: | |
William H. Geer[1] (died September 30, 1928),[1] was an American Major League Baseball player who played most of his career as a shortstop for five seasons and a total of seven teams. He is most notable for his status as possibly the youngest player in Major League history.
Geer made his professional baseball debut for the New York Mutuals of the National Association. The following season, while playing for the New Haven Elm Citys, he was arrested along with his roommate, Henry Luff, for burglary of several hotel rooms.[2]
At age 15 years 63 days, he is credited as the youngest player to ever appear in a Major League Baseball game. There is controversy about his age, or the fact that the National Association has not been officially credited as a "major league". Assuming the veracity of his date of birth, he didn't actually make his Major League debut until the age of 18 years, 3 months, when he played for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League in .