# Jiggs Parson

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{{short description|American baseball player (1885-1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Jiggs Parson
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|birth_date={{Birth date|1885|12|27}}
|birth_place=[Parker](/source/Parker%2C_South_Dakota), [Dakota Territory](/source/Dakota_Territory)
|death_date={{death date and age|1967|5|19|1885|12|27}}
|death_place=[Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles), 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](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value=0–3
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=4.92
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=14
|teams=
* [Boston Doves / Rustlers](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)) ({{mlby|1910}}–{{mlby|1911}})
}}

'''William Edwin''' "'''Jiggs'''" '''Parson''' (December 27, 1885 – May 19, 1967) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher). He played two seasons in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) with the [Boston Doves / Rustlers](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)), a [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)) team later known as the [Boston Braves](/source/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](/source/Baseball-Reference.com) |accessdate=March 19, 2023}}</ref>

Also nicknamed "Chief", Parson was born in 1885 played baseball for and graduated from [Bucknell University](/source/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](/source/The_Daily_Item_(Sunbury)) |location=[Sunbury, Pennsylvania](/source/Sunbury%2C_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>

==References==
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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](/source/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research) Bio Project

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Category:1885 births
Category:1959 deaths
Category:People from Turner County, South Dakota
Category:Baseball players from South Dakota
Category:Bucknell Bison baseball players
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Boston Doves players
Category:Boston Rustlers players
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Category:Lima Cigarmakers players
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Category:Lowell Tigers players
Category:Montreal Royals players
Category:Memphis Chickasaws players
Category:Troy Trojans (New York minor league) players
Category:Scranton Miners players
Category:Harrisburg Islanders players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:People from Dakota Territory

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