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Will White

William Henry White (October 11, 1854 – August 31, 1911) was an American professional baseball pitcher and player-manager from 1875 to 1889. He played all or parts of 10 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League (1878–1879) and the Cincinnati Red Stockings in the American Association (1882–1886). He had three 40-win, and one 40-loss, seasons in Cincinnati. During the 1882 and 1883 seasons, he led the American Association in wins, compiling an 83–34 win–loss record and a 1.84 earned run average (ERA). Over the course of 10 major league seasons, White compiled a 229–166 record with a 2.28 ERA. His career ERA ranks ninth on the all-time list of Major League Baseball career ERA leaders. White also set a number of major league pitching records and still holds several. His 1879 totals of 75 complete games, 75 games started, 680 innings pitched, and 2,906 batters faced remain major league records and are widely considered unbreakable. He was the player-manager of the Red Stockings for 71 games during the 1884 season, compiling a 44–27–1 managerial record. He is also remembered as the first, and for many years only, major league player to wear eyeglasses on the baseball field.

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William Henry White (October 11, 1854 – August 31, 1911) was an American professional baseball pitcher and player-manager from 1875 to 1889. He played all or parts of 10 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League (1878–1879) and the Cincinnati Red Stockings in the American Association (1882–1886). He had three 40-win, and one 40-loss, seasons in Cincinnati. During the 1882 and 1883 seasons, he led the American Association in wins, compiling an 83–34 win–loss record and a 1.84 earned run average (ERA). Over the course of 10 major league seasons, White compiled a 229–166 record with a 2.28 ERA. His career ERA ranks ninth on the all-time list of Major League Baseball career ERA leaders. White also set a number of major league pitching records and still holds several. His 1879 totals of 75 complete games, 75 games started, 680 innings pitched, and 2,906 batters faced remain major league records and are widely considered unbreakable. He was the player-manager of the Red Stockings for 71 games during the 1884 season, compiling a 44–27–1 managerial record. He is also remembered as the first, and for many years only, major league player to wear eyeglasses on the baseball field.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1854 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1847 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of birth: 1876 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of death: 1872 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. date of death: 1911 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1854". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1847". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of birth is "1876". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of death is "1872". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the date of death is "1911". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372672913

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