Bill Rodgers (infielder)
Wilbur Kincaid Rodgers, nicknamed "Rawmeat Bill," was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman from through for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Listed at, 170 lb., Rodgers batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Pleasant Ridge, Ohio.
In a two-season career, Rodgers was a.243 hitter with 30 run and 19 RBI in 102 games, including 15 doubles, four triples, 11 stolen bases, and a.316 on-base percentage without home runs. in 83 fielding appearances at second base, shortstop and third base, he posted a collective.947 fielding percentage.
He also was a player/manager in the Minor leagues during 22 seasons between 1918 and 1951, and managed the Peoria Redwings of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1946 season.
Rodgers died at the age of 91 in Goliad, Texas.
