Bill Yancey

Bill Yancey
Bill Yancey
	Shortstop
	Born: April 2, 1902; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: April 13, 1971 (aged 68); Marlton, New Jersey, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1927, for the Hilldale Club
Last appearance
	1936, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
	Hilldale Club (1927, 1931); Philadelphia Quaker City Giants (1928); Philadelphia Tigers (1928); New York Lincoln Giants (1929–1930); New York Black Yankees (1932–1934); Brooklyn Eagles (1935); New York Cubans (1936); Philadelphia Stars (1936);

William James Yancey (April 2, 1902 – April 13, 1971) was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He played from 1927 to 1936. He also played for the New York Renaissance, an all-black professional basketball team.^[1] Yancey also served as a Major League scout for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies.^[2]

References

^ Peterson, Robert W. (2002). "On the Road Again". Cages to Jump Shots: Pro Basketball's Early Years. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 95–107. ISBN 0-8032-8772-0.
^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.