# Billy Gleason

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{{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](/source/Second_baseman)
|image=
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1894|9|6}}
|birth_place=[Chicago](/source/Chicago), Illinois, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1957|6|8|1894|9|6}}
|death_place=[Holyoke, Massachusetts](/source/Holyoke%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 25
|debutyear={{mlby|1916}}
|debutteam=[Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates)
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=June 8
|finalyear={{mlby|1921}}
|finalteam=[St. Louis Browns](/source/St._Louis_Browns)
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.220
|stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
|stat2value=0
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
|stat3value=8
|teams=
*[Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) ({{mlby|1916}}–{{mlby|1917}})
*[St. Louis Browns](/source/St._Louis_Browns) ({{mlby|1921}})
}}
'''William Patrick Gleason''' (September 6, 1894 – January 9, 1957) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [second baseman](/source/second_baseman) who played with the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) in {{mlby|1916}} and {{mlby|1917}} and the [St. Louis Browns](/source/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>

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Baseball players from Chicago

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