Billy Gleason

{{Short description|American baseball player (1894–1957)}} {{For|those of the same or a similar name|William Gleason (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Billy Gleason |position=Second baseman |image= |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1894|9|6}} |birth_place=Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1957|6|8|1894|9|6}} |death_place=Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 25 |debutyear={{mlby|1916}} |debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=June 8 |finalyear={{mlby|1921}} |finalteam=St. Louis Browns |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.220 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=0 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=8 |teams= *Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1916}}–{{mlby|1917}}) *St. Louis Browns ({{mlby|1921}}) }} '''William Patrick Gleason''' (September 6, 1894 – January 9, 1957) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates in {{mlby|1916}} and {{mlby|1917}} and the St. Louis Browns in {{mlby|1921}}.<ref>{{cite web|website=Baseball Reference|title=Billy Gleason|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gleasbi03.shtml|access-date=2026-01-17}}</ref>

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