William Daniel Musser (September 5, 1905 – March 2, 2000) was an American

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who played for the Washington Senators in 1932. He played in only one game in his entire career, collecting one hit in two at-bats. Musser, who was born in

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, played his only game on September 18, 1932, at the age of 27. As a 5'9½", 160-pound athlete who threw right-handed but batted left-handed, Musser didn't get the chance to make a play in the field. On March 2, 2000, Musser died in

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, at the age of 94. He was one of the oldest players to die in 2000, behind only Lou Polli (who was 99) and

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(who was 98).

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