William Graulich (July 24, 1868 – August 12, 1948) was an American

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and

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who played for the

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in its 1891 season. He was born in

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, Pennsylvania.Baseball Reference
Retrieved on June 2, 2019. Graulich made six game appearances for the Phillies in his only major league season, getting eight hits in 26 at bats for a .308 average. He died in 1948 in his hometown of Philadelphia at the age of 80.

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