# Bill Leith

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1873–1940)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Bill Leith
|image=
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|birth_date={{Birth date|1873|5|31}}
|birth_place=[Matteawan, New York](/source/Matteawan%2C_New_York), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1940|7|16|1873|5|31}}
|death_place=[Beacon, New York](/source/Beacon%2C_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](/source/Pitching_record)
|stat1value=0–0
|stat2label=[Strikeouts](/source/Strikeouts)
|stat2value=1
|stat3label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat3value=18.00
|teams=
* [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1891-1899)) ({{Baseball year|1899}})
}}

'''William Leith''' (May 31, 1873 – July 16, 1940), nicknamed "Shady Bill", was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player who played in one game for the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1891-1899)) during the {{Baseball year|1899}} season.

==External links==
{{Baseballstats|br=l/leithbi01|brm=leith-001bil}}

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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

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