Will Bedford | |
Position: | Second baseman |
Birth Date: | December 1885 |
Birth Place: | Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1908 |
Debutteam: | Birmingham Giants |
Finalyear: | 1909 |
Finalteam: | Cuban Giants |
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William Bedford (December 1885 – August 26, 1909) was an American Negro league second baseman who played in the 1900s.
A native of Illinois, Bedford played for the Birmingham Giants in 1908 and for the Cuban Giants in 1909. He was killed by a lightning strike in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1909 at age 23.[1] [2] [3]