Bill Lattimore

William Hershel Lattimore
(Slothful Bill)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.

• Debut April 17, 1908
• Final Game May 28, 1908
• Born May 25, 1884 in Roxton, TX USA
• Died October 30, 1919 in Colorado Springs, CO USA

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Biographical Information

"Slothful" Bill Lattimore pitched 24 innings for the 1908 Cleveland Naps, who won 90 games. The team ERA was 2.02 and Addie Joss had a 1.16.

According to a May 1908 Sporting Life, he was "likely to be known as as 'Slothful Bill'" because of how slowly he worked.

He appears on a 1909 Toledo baseball card.

Related Sites

• Bill Lattimore at the SABR Bio Project