Bill Daley (baseball)
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William Daley (June 27, 1868 - May 4, 1922) was a former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
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from 1889-1891. He played for the Boston Reds and Boston Beaneaters
Atlanta Braves
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Daley started his professional baseball career with the Jersey City Skeeters
Jersey City Skeeters
The Jersey City Skeeters were a minor league baseball team which operated in Jersey City, New Jersey. The club started in the 1860s and by 1870 joined the National Association of Base Ball Players....
in 1887. In 1890 - his only full season in the majors - he led the Players' League in winning percentage with a record of 18-7.