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Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)

Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager (died 1940)

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Born
February 16, 1866
Died
December 15, 1940
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1866

About Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)

William Robert Hamilton, nicknamed "Sliding Billy", was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 19th century. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters between 1888 and 1901. Hamilton won the National League (NL) batting title twice and led the NL in stolen bases five times, eclipsing 100 on four occasions. He hit over.400 in 1894 and set the major league record for runs scored in a season with 198. That year Hamilton set the all-time standard for most runs scored in a season (198); since then, Babe Ruth has come closest to Hamilton in runs scored, with 177 in 1921, setting the American League and modern MLB record. Hamilton also set the record for most stolen bases in one game, with seven on August 31, 1894.

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Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) timeline

  1. He hit over.400 in 1894 and set the major league record for runs scored in a season with 198.
  2. Hamilton also set the record for most stolen bases in one game, with seven on August 31, 1894.
  3. That year Hamilton set the all-time standard for most runs scored in a season (198); since then, Babe Ruth has come closest to Hamilton in runs scored, with 177 in 1921, setting the American League and modern MLB record.

The world when Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) was born

Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) was born in 1866. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1866

  • Best-selling bookCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction era begins in the South
  • Technology milestoneTransatlantic telegraph cable successfully laid
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
  • U.S. population34.0M

1866 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18662026
Population34.0M341 million

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