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| Bill Regan | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born:(1899-01-23)January 23, 1899 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: June 11, 1968(1968-06-11) (aged 69) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 2, 1926, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 14, 1931, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .267 |
| Home runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 292 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
William Wright Regan (January 23, 1899 – June 11, 1968) was an American professionalbaseballsecond baseman. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) from 1926 to 1931 for theBoston Red Sox andPittsburgh Pirates.
A native ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Regan was aWorld War I veteran who played semi-pro baseball before starting his professional career in 1922. He played for theKitchener andFlint teams of theMichigan-Ontario League, and later moved on to theColumbus Senators of theAmerican Association. In 1925 hit a .298batting average for Columbus, and .317 in 38 games in 1926, before joining the Boston Red Sox at midseason to become the team's regular second baseman for the next five years.
Basically aline drive hitter and smart baserunner, Regan had good contact and was able to convert his gap line drives intoextra bases.
In 1927 he recorded career-numbers with 37doubles and 10triples, while hitting .274 in 129 games.
His most productive season came in 1928, when he posted career-highs with sevenhome runs and 75RBI, while collecting 30 doubles and six triples. OnJune 16 of that year, he came to bat twice in an inning and homered both times. His second was aninside-the-park homer, as he equaled his HR output of the previous season. Besides this, he was considered in theAmerican League MVP vote in both years.
In 1929 Regan hit a career-high .288, while collecting 54RBI. A year later he was still productive hitting 35 doubles, and 10 triples. He also played with the Pirates in 1931, his last major league season.
In a six-year career, Regan was a .267 hitter (632-for-2364) with 18 home runs and 292 RBI in 641 games, including 236 runs, 158 doubles, 36 triples, 38 stolen bases, and a .306on-base percentage. He made 610 appearances at second base, and committed 138errors in 3610 chances for a .965fielding percentage. Eventually, he appeared in 14 games atthird base (12),first (1), andright field (1).
Regan later played in theInternational League for theBaltimore Orioles,Buffalo Bisons,Montreal Royals andToronto Maple Leafs, before ending his career in 1935 with theBirmingham Barons of theSouthern Association. While in Baltimore, he hit a career-high .321.
Following his retirement, Regan worked in theAllegheny County (PA) police department for 20 years and also joined the armed forces duringWorld War II.
Regan died in his homeland ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 69.
Babe Ruth's last strikeout victim on September 28, 1930.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1930/B09280BOS1930.htm
