Bill Bishop (1880s Pitcher)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. William Robinson Bishop (December 27, 1869 - December 15, 1932) was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of three seasons (1886-1887, 1889) with the Pittsburg Alleghenys and Chicago White Stockings. For his career, he compiled an 0-4 record in 7 appearances, with a 9.96 earned run average and 9 strikeouts. Bishop was one of the youngest players in Major League Baseball history, making his debut at roughly 16 years, nine months old. He was born in Adamsburg, Pennsylvania and later died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of 62.