Bill Connelly (baseball)
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William Wirt Connelly was a major league baseball pitcher
who played in 1945, 1950, and 1952-53.
He holds the career record for most extra-base hits with no singles, at four. Connelly had a 6-2 record with a 6.95 ERA. His biggest weakness was control; he issued 7.23 walks per nine innings. This, presumably, is what earned him the nickname Wild Bill.
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
who played in 1945, 1950, and 1952-53.
He holds the career record for most extra-base hits with no singles, at four. Connelly had a 6-2 record with a 6.95 ERA. His biggest weakness was control; he issued 7.23 walks per nine innings. This, presumably, is what earned him the nickname Wild Bill.