Bill Shettsline

William Joseph Shettsline

• Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown

• Born October 25, 1863 in Philadelphia, PA USA
• Died February 22, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Bill Shettsline managed for five years in the majors. He was club secretary when George Stallings lost the job managing the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies. Bill took over the job and kept it through 1902. Then he became the club's business manager and served a four-year stint as team president.

His first job in baseball had been as a ticket salesman for the Philadelphia Keystones of the short-lived Union Association in 1884. he gradually took on more responsibilities, including handling payroll, for the fledgling club, and when it went under in August, he helped facilitate the sale of two of its best players, Jack Clements and Buster Hoover, to the Phillies, landing himself a job with the Phils in the process.

In December of 1903, he was appointed the Phillies' team President on behalf of an ownership group consisting of Garry Herrmann, James Potter and Barney Dreyfuss, succeeding Potter. He stayed in the position until February of 1909 when the team was sold to a group led by State Senator Israel Durham, who took over the post.

Preceded by George Stallings

Philadelphia Phillies Manager 1898-1902

Succeeded by Charles Zimmer

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1898	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	59-44	6th	Philadelphia Phillies		replaced George Stallings (19-27) on June 18
1899	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	94-58	3rd	Philadelphia Phillies
1900	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	75-63	3rd	Philadelphia Phillies
1901	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	83-57	2nd	Philadelphia Phillies
1902	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	56-81	7th	Philadelphia Phillies

Related Sites

• Bill Shettsline at the SABR Bio Project