Billy Myers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Major League Baseball shortstop
Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1910
Place of Birth: Enola, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 10-Apr-1995
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Billy Myers
- William Harrison Myers (August 14, 1910 – April 10, 1995) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1935 through 1941 for the Cincinnati Reds (1935–1940) and Chicago Cubs (1941).
- Listed at 5' 8", 168 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed.
- He was born in Enola, Pennsylvania.
- His younger brother, Lynn Myers, was also a major leaguer. Myers hit .313 for Triple-A Columbus in 1934 before joining Cincinnati in 1935, to become the Reds starting shortstop for the next six seasons and served as their team captain.
- A valuable defensive player, he was recognized as a master of reading baserunners intents and picking up hit-and-run and stolen base signs from opposing teams. In his rookie season, Myers hit .267 with 30 extra base hits and a .315 on-base percentage in 117 games.
- In 1937 was considered in the National League MVP vote, after hitting .251 and slugging .370 with a .328 OBP in 124 games.
- His most productive season came in 1939, when he posted career-numbers in games (130), runs (79), home runs (12) and RBI (56), while hitting .281, also a career-high.
- He was included in the MVP vote for the second time and also appeared in the World Series against the Yankees.
- But Myers is best remembered for his game-winning sacrifice fly in Game 7 of the 1940 World Series against Detroit.
- During the 1939 and 1940 pennant-winning seasons, he was also a part of the Reds' "Jungle Club" infield and was nicknamed "Jaguar" by teammate Billy Werber.In a seven-season career, Myers was a .257 hitter with 45 home runs and 243 RBI in 738 games, including 319 runs, 88 doubles, 33 triples, 23 stolen bases and a .328 OBP.
- He collected a .946 fielding percentage in 712 games at shortstop and hit .200 (7-for-35) in 11 World Series games. Following his playing retirement, Myers scouted for various teams for several years.
- In 1966 he gained induction into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. Myers died at the age of 84 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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