Bill Breckinridge
Bill Breckinridge | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Tulsa, Oklahoma | October 16, 1907|
Died: August 23, 1958 Tulsa, Oklahoma | (aged 50)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
Jun 30, 1929, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 21, 1929, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0-0 |
Earned run average | 8.10 |
Strikeouts | 2 |
Teams | |
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William Robertson Breckinridge (October 16, 1907 – August 23, 1958) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played three games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929. He later practiced law in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1]
Personal life[]
Breckinridge was the son-in-law of oil entrepreneur Waite Phillips,[1] marrying his daughter Helen Jane Phillips on December 22, 1932 in Benton, Arkansas. The couple had two sons, Phillips and Peyton Anthony;[2] Peyton was elected an Oklahoma legislator in 1968, serving the 38th house district in the 32nd Oklahoma Legislature, and then 8 years as a state senator. His grandson, Phillips' son Flint,[1] served the 78th house district in the 43rd and 44th Oklahoma legislatures.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Longtime Tulsa Attorney Is Dead". December 24, 1995. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Helen Breckinridge Dies; Waite Phillips' Daughter". Tulsa Tribune. May 20, 1963. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Bill Breckinridge at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1958 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- Baseball players from Oklahoma
- Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- American baseball pitcher, 1900s births stubs