Jiggs Parson

{{short description|American baseball player (1885-1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Jiggs Parson |position=Pitcher |birth_date={{Birth date|1885|12|27}} |birth_place=Parker, Dakota Territory |death_date={{death date and age|1967|5|19|1885|12|27}} |death_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S. |bats=Right |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 16 |debutyear=1910 |debutteam=Boston Doves |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=June 4 |finalyear=1911 |finalteam=Boston Rustlers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=0–3 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=4.92 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=14 |teams= * Boston Doves / Rustlers ({{mlby|1910}}–{{mlby|1911}}) }}

'''William Edwin''' "'''Jiggs'''" '''Parson''' (December 27, 1885 – May 19, 1967) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Boston Doves / Rustlers, a National League team later known as the Boston Braves. His professional career spanned 1907 to 1916.<ref name=brm>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=parson001wil |title=William Parson Minor Leagues Statistics |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=March 19, 2023}}</ref>

Also nicknamed "Chief", Parson was born in 1885 played baseball for and graduated from Bucknell University in 1908.<ref name=obit/> He died in 1967 and was survived by a son and daughter,<ref name=obit>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121239026/chief-parson-bu-athlete-of-york/ |title='Chief' Parson, BU Athlete Of York |newspaper=The Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pennsylvania |page=6 |date=May 22, 1967 |accessdate=March 19, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> as well as his wife, two grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bohn |first1=Terry |title=William Parson Biography |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/william-parson/ |website=SABR |publisher=SABR |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Baseballstats |mlb= |br=p/parsoji01 |brm=parson001wil |retro=P/Pparsj102}} *[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/william-parson/ William Parson] at SABR Bio Project

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