Bill O'Neill (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill O'Neill (baseball)

Canadian baseball player

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1880

Place of Birth: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Date of Death: 20-Jul-1920

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William John (Bill) O'Neill (January 22, 1880 – July 20, 1920) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Americans (1904), Washington Senators (1904) and Chicago White Sox (1906).
O'Neill was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Playing at shortstop in his 1904 rookie season for the Red Sox, O'Neill committed six errors during a 13-inning 5-3 loss to the St Louis Browns on May 21 to become the only 20th century Major League player to record six errors in a game.
In the midseason he was traded to Washington in the same transaction that brought Kip Selbach to Boston.
In 1906 O'Neill was a member of the Chicago White Sox team that won the World Championship over the Chicago Cubs in six games. In a two-season career, O'Neill was a .243 hitter with two home runs and 42 RBI in 206 games played. O'Neill died in Woodhaven, New York, at the age of 40.