Firmin Newton "Bill" Warwick (November 26, 1897 - December 19, 1984) was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 player. Warwick played for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 in and later for the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

. Warwick was a member of St. Louis' first championship team in 1926

1926 St. Louis Cardinals season

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. Warwick batted and threw right-handed, and in addition was the son-in-law of former Major Leaguer George Gibson. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 and died in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

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