3 Bill Parks Quotes

FameRank: 6

"As player"

*Washington Nationals (NA)/Washington Nationals ()

*Philadelphia White Stockings ()

*Atlanta Braves/Boston Red Stockings ()

"As manager"

*Washington Nationals ()

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"William Robert Parks" (June 4, 1849 – October 10, 1911) was an United States/American left fielder, pitcher, and manager (baseball)/manager in Major League Baseball from Easton, Pennsylvania. A native of Easton, Pennsylvania, Parks played for the Washington Nationals (NA)/Washington Nationals and Philadelphia White Stockings, both of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players/National Association, in 1875. Then, in 1876, he played one game for the National League's Atlanta Braves/Boston Red Caps. He was also manager of the Nationals for the last eight games of the 1875 season, guiding them to a record of 1–7 after they had gone 4–16 under teammate Holly Hollingshead.

In 16 games as a pitcher he was 4–8 with 9 complete games in 11 starts and an earned run average of 4.18. In 30 total games played he batted .174 with 6 run batted in/runs batted in and 13 run (baseball)/runs scored.

Parks died in his home town of Easton, Pennsylvania, at the age of 62, and is interred at Easton Cemetery.