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Billy Meyer

ビリー・マイヤー　/　びりー・まいやー

American baseball player

January 14, 1893 – March 31, 1957　・　Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee
baseball player

My Take

Billy Meyer carries what the record books call a dubious distinction, having both played for and later managed two of the worst teams in Major League Baseball history. I read that differently. Staying in the dugout when the talent is thin and the losses pile up takes a stubborn, unglamorous courage that winners rarely have to summon. Born in Knoxville in 1893, he belongs to a vanished era, but the men who shepherd struggling clubs are the ones who quietly hold the sport up. There is dignity in losing well and showing up anyway. I find myself wanting to tip my cap to this kind of overlooked grinder.

Overview

William Adam Meyer (January 14, 1893 – March 31, 1957) was an American baseball player and manager. He holds the dubious distinction of having played with, then managed, two of the worst teams in the history of Major League Baseball.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Billy Meyer
Name (Japanese): ビリー・マイヤー
Reading: びりー・まいやー
Born: January 14, 1893 – March 31, 1957
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Snake
Origin: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)

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