Bill Joyce (baseball)
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William Michael Joyce (September 22, 1867 – May 8, 1941
Joyce was born on September 22, 1867, to Irish immigrants in
Joyce impressed
Joyce became a leading slugger for the next several seasons; between 1894 and 1898, he led the majors in home runs (60), was fifth in slugging percentage (.497), and seventh in on-base percentage (.444).[4] He tied for the National League lead in home runs in 1896 (with Ed Delahanty) while playing for Washington and New York, and finished second three other times. He holds the record with four triples in one game, which he accomplished in 1897 (tying George Strief's 1885 record).[5] Joyce served as player-manager with New York.
Despite generally being popular with other players, Joyce gradually lost favor with Giants owner Andrew Freedman and was not brought back after the 1898 season. Joyce also developed a reputation as a frequent and vociferous critic of umpire calls, earning numerous fines for arguing. Pioneering baseball writer Henry Chadwick criticized his "pernicious habit of stupid kicking."[2]
In 906 games over eight seasons, Joyce posted a .293
After retiring in December 1899, Joyce held many jobs, including saloonkeeper, minor league owner and manager, professional baseball scout, security guard, and municipal smoke inspector. He married in 1908.[2]
Joyce died on May 8, 1941, in St. Louis, at the age of 73. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.[2]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
- List of Major League Baseball triples records
- List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
- List of Major League Baseball player-managers
References
- ^ "Bill Joyce". MLB.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rice, Stephen V. "Bill Joyce". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Bill Joyce Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Major League Leaderboards » 1898 » Batters » Dashboard | FanGraphs Baseball". FanGraphs. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Triples Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Major League Leaderboards » 1920 » Batters » Dashboard | FanGraphs Baseball". www.fangraphs.com. FanGraphs. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Bill Joyce at Find a Grave