William Joseph Phyle (June 25, 1875 – August 6, 1953), born in

Duluth, Minnesota Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...

was a

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for

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's Chicago Orphans (1898–99) and

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(1901) and a third baseman for the

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(1906). He pitched a

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on his Major League debut, in a 9–0 victory over the Washington Senators on September 17, 1898. After his playing career finished, Phyle was an

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in the

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