William Waterfield "Wild Bill" Widner (1867-1908) was a professional

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. He pitched all or part of five seasons in the majors, from until , for the

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Columbus Solons The Columbus Solons were a professional baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891. In three seasons, they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbu ...

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Cincinnati Kelly's Killers Kelly's Killers were a Major League baseball team that played in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the 1891 baseball season. The team played in the American Association, which was a major league from 1882 to 1891. The team nickname By contemporary ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Widner, Wild Bill Major League Baseball pitchers Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players Washington Nationals (1886–1889) players Columbus Solons players Cincinnati Kelly's Killers players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Sioux City Corn Huskers players Mobile Blackbirds players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Baseball players from Cincinnati 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen 1867 births 1908 deaths Burials at Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati