Bill Keister

Full Name: William Hoffman Keister	Primary Position: SS,2B,OF
Height/Weight: 5' 5.5"/168	First Game: May 20, 1896
Birthdate: August 17, 1871	Final Game: August 25, 1903
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland	MLB Experience: 7 years
Died: August 19, 1924
Deathplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Bill Keister (William Hoffman Keister) was born on August 17, 1871 in Baltimore, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on May 20, 1896 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1899, his rookie year, he hit .329 with 3 home runs and 73 RBI. Keister played for the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 7 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Bill Keister's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1902, when he stole 27 bases, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 90 runs. However, others believe that it was 1899, when he stole 33 bases, hit for a .329 average and knocked in 73 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1896	BAL	N	15	58	8	14	0	5	.241	.302	.293	3	0	3	5	2	0	4
1898	BOS	N	10	30	5	5	0	4	.167	.167	.233	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899	BAL	N	136	523	96	172	3	73	.329	.368	.449	22	16	16	0	16	8	33
1900	STL	N	126	497	78	149	1	72	.300	.347	.398	26	10	25	0	11	6	32
1901	BAL	A	115	442	78	145	2	93	.328	.365	.482	20	21	18	0	8	4	24
1902	WAS	A	119	483	82	145	9	90	.300	.329	.462	33	9	14	0	7	11	27
1903	PHI	N	100	400	53	128	3	63	.320	.352	.445	27	7	14	0	6	9	11
Total	NL		387	1508	240	468	7	217	.310	.350	.421	80	33	58	5	35	23	80
Total	AL		234	925	160	290	11	183	.314	.347	.471	53	30	32	0	15	15	51
Total			621	2433	400	758	18	400	.312	.349	.440	133	63	90	5	50	38	131

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1896	BAL	N	2B	8	10	14	2	1	.923
1896	BAL	N	3B	6	6	13	6	1	.760
1898	BOS	N	SS	4	3	6	0	1	1.000
1898	BOS	N	OF	1	3	1	0	0	1.000
1898	BOS	N	2B	4	4	9	0	1	1.000
1899	BAL	N	2B	46	94	117	13	11	.942
1899	BAL	N	OF	1	2	1	0	0	1.000
1899	BAL	N	SS	90	169	283	53	25	.895
1900	STL	N	SS	7	14	21	8	1	.814
1900	STL	N	3B	3	4	9	1	0	.929
1900	STL	N	2B	116	206	315	41	26	.927
1901	BAL	A	SS	112	231	322	97	30	.851
1902	WAS	A	OF	65	115	9	12	3	.912
1902	WAS	A	SS	2	3	8	1	1	.917
1902	WAS	A	2B	40	97	121	11	9	.952
1902	WAS	A	3B	14	14	28	10	1	.808
1903	PHI	N	OF	100	136	22	10	1	.940
Total			3B	23	24	50	17	2	.813
Total			OF	167	256	33	22	4	.929
Total			2B	214	411	576	67	48	.936
Total			SS	215	420	640	159	58	.870

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Boston Beaneaters from Paterson (Atlantic) in the Rule 5 major league draft (October, 1897).
Loaned to Rochester (Eastern) by Boston Beaneaters (June 3, 1898).
Returned to Boston Beaneaters (July 18, 1898).
Released by Boston Beaneaters (July 24, 1898).
Assigned to Brooklyn Superbas by Baltimore Orioles with John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson (March 9, 1900).
Sold by Brooklyn Superbas to St. Louis Cardinals with John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson for $19000 (March 10, 1900).
Signed by Washington Senators (December 23, 1901).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Jersey City (Eastern) (1904).

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