Billy Graulich

William Graulich, known as Billy Graulich, was an American baseball catcher and first baseman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 24, 1868. He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, the club of his hometown, during the 1891 season, which was his only year in the majors. In that season he appeared in six games and collected eight hits in 26 at bats, a batting average of .308. His record is a short one, six games in a single season, but it places him in the roster history of the Phillies. He died in Philadelphia, the city where he was born, on August 12, 1948, at the age of 80.