Bill Dinneen
William Henry Dinneen, alternately spelled Dineen (April 5, 1876 – January 13, 1955), was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who followed his 12-year career from 1898 to 1909 with a highly regarded tenure as an American League umpire from 1909 to 1937.
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Dinneen was the plate umpire for baseball's first All-Star Game.
He played for the Washington Senators and Boston Braves (both of the National League), and the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns of the American League. Dinneen recorded three wins for the Red Sox over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903. Dinneen broke the record for most strikeouts in a World Series game with 11; the previous mark of 10 had been set a day earlier by Pittsburgh's Deacon Phillippe.
Early life[edit]
Dinneen was born in Syracuse, New York, on April 5, 1876.
Bill "Big Bill" Dinneen
Syracuse Native who played for the Syracuse Shamrocks before the turn of the century. Was a twenty game winner for the Boston Pilgrims (AL) from 1902-1904. Won 3-games for Boston in the first World Series in 1903. Recorded a no-hitter in 1905 vs. Chicago (AL).
Became an American League umpire from 1909-37.
Selected to the All Syracuse Native Baseball Team - 1939.
Inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame - 1988.
Inducted into the Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame - July 25, 1998.
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Playing career[edit]
He led the AL in losses in 1902 with 21, and led the league in saves in 1903 (2) and 1907 (4). In his remarkable 1904 season for the Red Sox, as they repeated as AL champions, he started 37 games, completing every one of them for a total of 3352⁄3 innings pitched, posting a record of 23–14. On June 12, he won a 16-inning contest by a score of 2–1 over the Browns, and four of his next five starts also went at least 10 innings though he only won the first. On the season's final day, October 10, he faced the New York Highlanders in the first game of a doubleheader, with New York needing a sweep to take the pennant from Boston; the opposing pitcher, Jack Chesbro, had already established a modern record with 41 victories. The game went into the final inning tied 2–2 before a wild pitch by Chesbro gave a 3–2 victory, and the flag, to Boston.[1] On September 27, 1905, Dinneen pitched a 2–0 no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox.[2]
Later life[edit]
A lifelong Syracuse resident, he was an investor in a local brewery until 1950. He died at Syracuse Memorial Hospital at the age of 78; his death was attributed to heart disease. He was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in Utica, New York. His wife, the former Margaret Quinn, died six years previously; he was survived by three sons and a daughter.[1]
Dinneen was mentioned along with teammates Chick Stahl and Cy Young in the 2004 revival of the song "Tessie" by Dropkick Murphys.