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William Joseph Bradley (February 13, 1878 - March 11, 1954) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Bill Bradley was recognized as one of the best third basemen in baseball prior to 1950, along with Jimmy Collins and Pie Traynor. He led American League third basemen in fielding four times, setting a league record of seven putouts in one game in both 1901 and 1909.

Bill Bradley was the first Cleveland baseball player to hit for the cycle on September 24, 1903.In 1902 he hit home runs in four straight games and finished the year with a .340 batting average.

After finishing his playing and managing career in the Federal League, Bill Bradley was a scout for the Cleveland Indians. He was elected to the Indians' Hall of Fame shortly after his death in 1954. Bradley died in Cleveland at the age of 77 due to pneumonia. He was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.

Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1899 Chicago 35 129 26 40 6 1 2 18 12 x .310
1900 Chicago 122 444 63 125 21 8 5 49 27 x .282
1901 Cleveland 133 516 95 151 28 13 1 55 26 x .293
1902 Cleveland 137 550 104 187 39 12 11 77 27 x .340
1903 Cleveland 136 536 101 168 36 22 6 68 25 x .313
1904 Cleveland 154 609 94 183 32 8 5 83 26 x .300
1905 Cleveland 146 541 63 145 34 6 0 51 27 x .268
1906 Cleveland 82 302 32 83 16 2 2 25 18 x .275
1907 Cleveland 139 498 48 111 20 1 0 34 35 x .223
1908 Cleveland 148 548 70 133 24 7 1 46 29 x .243
1909 Cleveland 95 334 30 62 6 3 0 22 19 x .186
1910 Cleveland 61 214 12 42 3 0 0 12 10 x .196
1914 Brooklyn 7 6 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .500
1915 K.C. 66 203 15 38 9 1 0 9 9 19 .187

Career statistics
Batting average  .280
Hits  1471
Home Runs  33
Runs batted in  552