Billy Sunday Stats & Facts

Billy Sunday Essentials

Positions:
Bats: L Throws: R
Weight: 160
Born: 11 19, 1862 in Ames, IA USA
Died: 11 6 1935 in Chicago, IL USA
Debut: 1883-05-22
Last Game: 1890-10-04
Full Name: William Ashley Sunday

At the height of his career, the fleet-footed Sunday (who had just stolen 84 bases in 1890) quit baseball to enter Christian work. From beginnings as a YMCA secretary, he rose to fame as an fiery evangelist, spearheading the Prohibitionist movement and attempting to outlaw Sunday baseball. He often would “slide” onto the stage as if sliding into a base.