Julius Willigrod

Julius Willigrod (October 27, 1857 – November 27, 1906) was an American professional baseball player whose career ran from 1879 to 1882. He played Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Blues and Detroit Wolverines in 1882.

Julius Willigrod
Outfielder/Shortstop
Born: October 27, 1857
Marshalltown, Iowa
Died: November 27, 1906(1906-11-27) (aged 49)
San Francisco, California
Batted: Left Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
July 15, 1882, for the Detroit Wolverines
Last MLB appearance
August 19, 1882, for the Cleveland Blues
MLB statistics
At bats39
RBI3
Home runs0
Batting average.154
Teams

Early years

Willigrod was born in Marshalltown, Iowa.[1] His father, Edward Willigrod, was an immigrant from Hanover, Prussia who worked as a machinist. His mother, Catharine, was an immigrant from Bavaria. Willigrod had a twin sister, Julia.[2][3][4]

Professional baseball player

Willigrod played minor league baseball for the Omaha Green Stockings in the Northwestern League in 1879 and then traveled west the California where he played for two seasons with the San Francisco Knickerbockers of the California League. During one of his two seasons with San Francisco, he led the league in runs scored despite compiling a batting average of only .207.[2][5][6]

Between July 15 and August 19, 1882, Willigrod played ten games in Major League Baseball, principally as an outfielder, for the Cleveland Blues and Detroit Wolverines of the National League from July to August 1882. He compiled a .154 batting average in 39 at bats.[1] In his final major league game, he hit a triple and scored four runs, a record that still stands for the most runs scored in a player's final major league game.[2]

Later years

Willigrod died in 1906 at age 49 in San Francisco, California.[1] The cause of death was a gastric hemorrhage due to a stomach ulcer.[7] He was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa.[1]

References
  1. "Julius Willigrod Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  2. David Nemec (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball. McFarland. p. 276. ISBN 0786490446.
  3. Edward Willigrod and family. Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Marshalltown Ward 4, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: M593_410; Page: 481B; Image: 333; Family History Library Film: 545909. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  4. Edward Willigrod and family. Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Marshall, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: M653_335; Page: 80; Image: 522; Family History Library Film: 803335. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
  5. "Julius Willigrod Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  6. At the time of the 1880 U.S. Census, in June 1880, Willigrod was living as a lodger at 162 Folsom Street in San Francisco. His occupation was listed as machinist. Three of the other lodgers at that address were employed as base ball players: James Whitney, George Bailey, and Charles Whitney.
  7. "Julius Willigrod (1857-1906)". Find a Grave. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
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