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- William_Francis_(baseball) abstract "William Henry "Bill" Francis (born February 28, 1879 and died January 26, 1942) was a Negro Leagues Third baseman for a few years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.He was playing for the Philadelphia Giants at the age of 27 years old in 1906, and continued with that team until 1910, playing Winter Ball for the Matanzas team in Cuba in 1908 and 1909.Francis went to the Leland Giants in 1911 and stayed there for three seasons. He went back to Cuba, playing for Club Fé in 1912-1913.During a 1914 four-game series against the Chicago Giants, sportswriter Cary B. Lewis said of Francis, "Although short, Francis runs like a deer." Sources show Lewis stood 5 foot, 5 inches tall.When Francis left Chicago in 1919, he played the rest of the season for the Detroit Stars.At the forming of the first Negro National League, the 41-year old Francis found himself on the Hilldale Club where he would also manage the team.Francis died in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 62. He is buried at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois.".
- William_Francis_(baseball) alias "Bill, Brodie, Jess".
- William_Francis_(baseball) birthDate "1879-02-28".
- William_Francis_(baseball) birthPlace Philadelphia.
- William_Francis_(baseball) birthYear "1879".
- William_Francis_(baseball) deathDate "1942-01-26".
- William_Francis_(baseball) deathPlace Chicago.
- William_Francis_(baseball) deathYear "1942".
- William_Francis_(baseball) debutTeam Philadelphia_Giants.
- William_Francis_(baseball) position Manager_(baseball).
- William_Francis_(baseball) position Third_baseman.
- William_Francis_(baseball) thumbnail 1912LincolnGiants.jpg?width=300.
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- William_Francis_(baseball) alternativeNames "Bill, Brodie, Jess".
- William_Francis_(baseball) bats "Right".
- William_Francis_(baseball) birthDate "1879-02-28".
- William_Francis_(baseball) birthPlace Philadelphia.
- William_Francis_(baseball) brn "franci000bil".
- William_Francis_(baseball) dateOfBirth "1879-02-28".
- William_Francis_(baseball) dateOfDeath "1942-01-26".
- William_Francis_(baseball) deathDate "1942-01-26".
- William_Francis_(baseball) deathPlace Chicago.
- William_Francis_(baseball) debutteam Philadelphia_Giants.
- William_Francis_(baseball) debutyear "1906".
- William_Francis_(baseball) finalteam Chicago_American_Giants.
- William_Francis_(baseball) finalyear "1925".
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- William_Francis_(baseball) name "Francis, William".
- William_Francis_(baseball) name "William Henry "Bill" Francis".
- William_Francis_(baseball) placeOfBirth "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania".
- William_Francis_(baseball) placeOfDeath "Chicago, Illinois".
- William_Francis_(baseball) position Manager_(baseball).
- William_Francis_(baseball) position Third_baseman.
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- William_Francis_(baseball) shortDescription "American baseball player".
- William_Francis_(baseball) teams "* Philadelphia Giants * Matanzas * New York Lincoln Giants * Club Fé * Chicago American Giants * Breakers Hotel * Detroit Stars * Hilldale Club * Atlantic City Bacharach Giants * Cleveland Browns".
- William_Francis_(baseball) throws "Right".
- William_Francis_(baseball) description "American baseball player".
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- William_Francis_(baseball) comment "William Henry "Bill" Francis (born February 28, 1879 and died January 26, 1942) was a Negro Leagues Third baseman for a few years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.He was playing for the Philadelphia Giants at the age of 27 years old in 1906, and continued with that team until 1910, playing Winter Ball for the Matanzas team in Cuba in 1908 and 1909.Francis went to the Leland Giants in 1911 and stayed there for three seasons.".
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- William_Francis_(baseball) depiction 1912LincolnGiants.jpg.
- William_Francis_(baseball) givenName "William".
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- William_Francis_(baseball) name "William Henry "Bill" Francis".
- William_Francis_(baseball) surname "Francis".