William Arthur "Tige" Stone (September 18, 1901 – January 1, 1960) was an American professional

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and

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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in 1923."Tige Stone Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-01-30. A single in his only at-bat left Stone with a rare MLB career

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of 1.000.

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