Bill Yancey

American baseball player (1902-1971)

Baseball player

Bill Yancey

Shortstop
Born: (1902-04-02)April 2, 1902
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: April 13, 1971(1971-04-13) (aged 68)
Marlton, New Jersey, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut
1927, for the Hilldale Club
Last appearance
1936, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams

* Hilldale Club (1927, 1931)
* Philadelphia Quaker City Giants (1928)
* Philadelphia Tigers (1928)
* New York Lincoln Giants (1929–1930)
* New York Black Yankees (1932–1934)
* Brooklyn Eagles (1935)
* New York Cubans (1936)
* Philadelphia Stars (1936)

William James Yancey (April 2, 1902 – April 13, 1971) was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He played from 1927 to 1936. He also played for the New York Renaissance, an all-black professional basketball team.[1] Yancey also served as a Major League scout for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Peterson, Robert W. (2002). "On the Road Again". Cages to Jump Shots: Pro Basketball's Early Years. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 95–107. ISBN 0-8032-8772-0.
2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

## External links[edit]

* Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
* Negro League Baseball Players Association

This biographical article relating to an American baseball shortstop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

This Negro league baseball infielder article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template