William M. "Ad" Yale (April 17, 1870 – April 27, 1948) was a
professional baseball player. He appeared in four games in
Major League Baseball for the 1905
Brooklyn Superbas
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...
as a
first baseman. He also had an extensive
minor league baseball career, playing from 1897 until 1914 for a number of teams, primarily the
Bridgeport Orators
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, for whom he played from 1898 to 1905.
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Major League Baseball first basemen
Brooklyn Superbas players
Bristol Braves players
Bridgeport Orators players
Springfield Ponies players
Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
Northampton Meadowlarks players
New Britain Perfectos players
Albany Senators players
York White Roses players
Lancaster Red Roses players
Baseball players from Connecticut
1870 births
1948 deaths
Yale family
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