Bill Garfield

William Milton Garfield

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11½", Weight 160 lb.
• School Oberlin College
• Debut July 10, 1889
• Final Game August 6, 1890
• Born October 26, 1867 in Sheffield, OH USA
• Died December 16, 1941 in Danville, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Bill Garfield pitched two seasons in the majors.

Bill was born in Sheffield, OH and attended Oberlin College in the same state. He was the third player from Oberlin to come to the majors, after Fleet Walker and Welday Walker. He played minor league ball with Toledo while still in college.

Garfield pitched 4 games for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1889 and then 9 for the Cleveland Spiders in 1890. Afterwards he pitched some more seasons in the minors, mostly in the Midwest.

He is, through 2010, the only major leaguer with the last name Garfield.