Bill Watkins

William Harton Thomas Watkins
Born: May 5, 1858
Brantford, ON CA
Deceased: June 9, 1937
Port Huron, MI US
Coaching Career: 1884-1911

Bill Watkins compiled a record of 1237 wins and 903 losses in his managing career with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, Bay City, Detroit Wolverines, Kansas City Cowboys, St. Paul Apostles, St. Paul Apostles/Duluth Whalebacks, St. Louis Browns, Sioux City Cornhuskers, Indianapolis Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Huntsville, Minneapolis Millers and Huntsville Westerns. He began managing during the 1884 season and last managed during the 1911 campaign.

Coaching Record:

Season	League	Level	Team	G	W	L	W%
1884	AA	Maj	Indianapolis Hoosiers	0	0	0
1884	NL		Bay City	55	39	16	.709
1885	NL	Maj	Detroit Wolverines	0	0	0
1885	WL		Indianapolis Hoosiers	31	27	4	.871
1886	NL	Maj	Detroit Wolverines	123	87	36	.707
1887	NL	Maj	Detroit Wolverines	124	79	45	.637
1888	AA	Maj	Kansas City Cowboys	0	0	0
1888	NL	Maj	Detroit Wolverines	0	0	0
1889	AA	Maj	Kansas City Cowboys	137	55	82	.401
1890	WA	Ind	St. Paul Apostles	0	0	0
1891	WA		St. Paul Apostles/Duluth Whalebacks	0	0	0
1893	NL	Maj	St. Louis Browns	132	57	75	.432
1894	WL	A	Sioux City Cornhuskers	125	74	51	.592
1895	WL	A	Indianapolis Indians	121	78	43	.645
1896	WL	A	Indianapolis Indians	132	78	54	.591
1897	WL	A	Indianapolis Indians	135	98	37	.726
1898	WL	A	Indianapolis Indians	0	0	0
1898	NL	Maj	Pittsburgh Pirates	148	72	76	.486
1899	NL	Maj	Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	0
1900	AL	A	Indianapolis Hoosiers	135	71	64	.526
1901	WA	A	Indianapolis Hoosiers	138	60	78	.435
1902	AA	Ind	Indianapolis Indians	141	96	45	.681
1903	TTL	Ind	Huntsville	29	22	7	.759
1903	AA	A	Indianapolis Indians	139	78	61	.561
1904	TTL	Ind	Huntsville	0	0	0
1904	AA	A	Minneapolis Millers	145	78	67	.538
1905	TSL	Ind	Huntsville	0	0	0
1905	AA	A	Minneapolis Millers	150	88	62	.587
1906	AA	A	Indianapolis Indians	0	0	0
1911	SL	D	Huntsville Westerns	0	0	0
Totals				2140	1237	903	.578

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