Bill Finley

{{Short description|American baseball player (1863–1912)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Bill Finley

|position=Catcher/Outfielder

|image=Bill Finley 1883.jpg

|bats=Unknown

|throws=Unknown

|birth_date={{Birth date|1863|10|4|mf=y}}

|birth_place=New York City

|death_date={{death date and age|1912|10|6|1863|10|4}}

|death_place=Asbury Park, New Jersey

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 12

|debutyear=1886

|debutteam=New York Giants

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 27

|finalyear=1886

|finalteam=New York Giants

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.182

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs scored

|stat3value=2

|teams=

}}

William James Finley (1863–1912) was a 19th-century professional baseball player. He played catcher and outfielder for the 1886 New York Giants. He attended Columbia University and Manhattan College.

Death

Finley died at age 49 due to valvular heart disease in 1912.{{Cite news |date=1912-10-07 |title=William J. Finley Found Dead in His Bed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-william-j-finley-foun/168304256/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |work=Asbury Park Press |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}} He is laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery.{{Cite web |title=Bill Finley Baseball Stats |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=finlebi01 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Baseball Almanac}}

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