Bill Leith

{{Short description|American baseball player (1873–1940)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Bill Leith |image= |position=Pitcher |birth_date={{Birth date|1873|5|31}} |birth_place=Matteawan, New York, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1940|7|16|1873|5|31}} |death_place=Beacon, New York, U.S. |bats=Unknown |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 25 |debutyear=1899 |debutteam=Washington Senators |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 25 |finalyear=1899 |finalteam=Washington Senators |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Pitching record |stat1value=0–0 |stat2label=Strikeouts |stat2value=1 |stat3label=Earned run average |stat3value=18.00 |teams= * Washington Senators ({{Baseball year|1899}}) }}

'''William Leith''' (May 31, 1873 – July 16, 1940), nicknamed "Shady Bill", was an American professional baseball player who played in one game for the Washington Senators during the {{Baseball year|1899}} season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leith, Bill}} Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Baseball players from Dutchess County, New York Category:Washington Senators (1891–1899) players Category:19th-century baseball players Category:19th-century American sportsmen Category:1873 births Category:1940 deaths Category:Waterbury Rough Riders players Category:Lawrence Colts players