William Townsend Tapley (February 10, 1913 – January 6, 1993) was an

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in the

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. The brother of fellow Negro leaguer John Tapley, he played with the Akron Grays in 1933.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tapley, Townsend Akron Black Tyrites players 1913 births 1993 deaths Baseball players from Missouri Baseball shortstops 20th-century African-American sportsmen People from Shannon County, Missouri