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William Joseph Sullivan, Sr. (February 1, 1875 – January 28, 1965) was an American professional baseball player.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Billy Sullivan statistics )〕 He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for 16 seasons, most notably for the Chicago White Sox. Although he was a relatively weak hitter, he was considered one of the best defensive catchers of his era.〔 * 〕 Sullivan's reputation as a defensive stand out is enhanced because of the era in which he played. In the Deadball Era, catchers played a huge defensive role, given the large number of bunts and stolen base attempts, as well as the difficulty of handling the spitball pitchers who dominated pitching staffs. He had to catch every type of pitch imaginable, such as shine balls, spitballs, knuckleballs, and emory balls.〔 ==Early life== William Joseph Sullivan was born on February 1, 1875 in the town of Oakland, Wisconsin, to Irish immigrant farmers.〔 He attended Fort Atkinson High School, where he played mainly as an infielder until their regular catcher couldn't play due to an injury. Sullivan substituted and excelled; so much so that he began being scouted by a local amateur team.〔 After his graduation from High School, Sullivan played for an independent team located in Edgewater, Wisconsin.〔 He played on his first professional team in for the Cedar Rapids Bunnies of the Western Association, a Class-B minor league.〔 He stayed in the Western Association for the season, playing for the Dubuque, Iowa representative.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Billy Sullivan minor league statistics )〕 In 124 games played that season, he batted just .216, but did hit seven home runs and stole 27 bases.〔 Sullivan then transferred to the Class-A Western League in to play for the Columbus Buckeyes, also referred to as the Senators, and had a .276 batting average in 68 games played.〔 He stayed with the Buckeyes to begin the season, though he later moved with the team to Grand Rapids, Michigan; they then became known as the Furniture Makers.〔 He was hitting .306 after 83 games when he was sold to the Boston Beaneaters of the National League for $1000. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billy Sullivan (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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