Professional Negro League baseball player. Nicknamed "Plunk" because he kept batters alert, "Big Bill" was a trick ball pitcher for several teams from 1914 to 1930. He played for the 1915 Tennessee Rats, the 1915 All Nations, the 1918-21 St. Louis Giants, the 1922 and 1930 St. Louis Stars, the 1922-1928 Kansas City Monarchs, the 1926 Indianapolis ABC's, the 1926 Dayton Marcos, the 1926 Memphis Red Sox and the 1927 Detroit Stars.
Professional Negro League baseball player. Nicknamed "Plunk" because he kept batters alert, "Big Bill" was a trick ball pitcher for several teams from 1914 to 1930. He played for the 1915 Tennessee Rats, the 1915 All Nations, the 1918-21 St. Louis Giants, the 1922 and 1930 St. Louis Stars, the 1922-1928 Kansas City Monarchs, the 1926 Indianapolis ABC's, the 1926 Dayton Marcos, the 1926 Memphis Red Sox and the 1927 Detroit Stars.
Bio by: Connie Nisinger
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