William Carl Whaley was a Major League Baseball

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 player. He played in the outfield

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 and was 5 foot 11 and 178 pounds. His Major League debut was on April 16, 1923. Whaley played just 1 season in the league, as a member of the St. Louis Browns

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 in 1923

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. In 23 career games, he had 12 hit

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s with an average of .240. Bill had no home runs, 1 RBI, and 5 runs

Run (baseball)

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 scored. His final career game was on October 6, 1923.

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