Born:(1855-03-14)March 14, 1855 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died: March 20, 1935(1935-03-20) (aged 80) Laurel, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 1876, for the Louisville Grays
Last MLB appearance
July 12, 1888, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
MLB statistics
Batting average
.208
Home runs
0
Runs batted in
144
Teams
Louisville Grays (1876)
Milwaukee Grays (1878)
Syracuse Stars (1879)
Troy Trojans (1879–1882)
New York Metropolitans (1883–1887)
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888)
William Henry Holbert (March 14, 1855 – March 20, 1935) was an American catcher in the National League and American Association baseball leagues, from 1876 through 1888. He holds the Major League record for career at-bats without a home run, failing to do so in his 2,335 at-bats.[1] However, he was playing in an era when triples were more common than home runs, due to the spacious parks and poor quality of the balls used.
Bill Holbert started his career with the nascent Louisville Grays of 1876. He sat out the 1877 year and, in 1878, played for the Milwaukee Grays, followed by the Syracuse Stars, and the Troy Trojans (both in 1879). Holbert is also credited with managing one game, a loss, in 1879 while with the Syracuse Stars.
He stayed with the Trojans, and the National League, until 1883, when he joined the New York Metropolitans of the new American Association. The Metropolitans traded him to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms after the 1887 season. Bill Holbert retired in 1888, playing just 15 games with the Bridegrooms that year.
When the new Players' League started up in 1890, Holbert was one of the original umpires.[2]
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