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Bill Trotter
Bill Trotter
	Pitcher
	Born: August 10, 1903; Cisne, Illinois, U.S.
	Died: August 26, 1984 (aged 76); Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 23, 1937, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
	September 22, 1944, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	22–34
Earned run average	5.40
Strikeouts	158
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	St. Louis Browns (1937–1942); Washington Senators (1942); St. Louis Cardinals (1944);

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William Felix Trotter (August 10, 1903 – August 26, 1984) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1937 and 1944, for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals.

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+{{Short description|American baseball player (1903–1984)}}
-{{Infobox MLB player
+{{No footnotes|date=August 2018}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
+{{Infobox baseball biography
 |name=Bill Trotter
 |position=[[Pitcher]]
-|image=
+|image=Bill Trotter Browns.jpg
 |bats=Right
 |throws=Right
-|birth_date={{Birth date|1908|8|10|mf=y}}
+|birth_date={{Birth date|1903|8|10|mf=y}}
-|birth_place=[[Cisne, Illinois]]
+|birth_place=[[Cisne, Illinois]], U.S.
 |death_date={{death date and age|1984|8|26|1908|8|10}}
-|death_place=[[Arlington, Massachusetts]]
+|death_place=[[Evansville, Indiana]], U.S.
+|debutleague = MLB
 |debutdate=April 23
 |debutyear=1937
 |debutteam=St. Louis Browns
+|finalleague = MLB
 |finaldate=September 22
 |finalyear=1944
 |finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
+|statleague = MLB
 |stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
-|stat1value=22-34
+|stat1value=22–34
-|stat2label=[[Strikeout]]s
+|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
-|stat2value=158
+|stat3value=158
-|stat3label=[[Earned run average]]
+|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
-|stat3value=5.40
+|stat2value=5.40
-|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>
+|teams=
-*[[Baltimore Orioles|St. Louis Browns]] (1937-42)
+*[[St. Louis Browns]] ({{mlby|1937}}–{{mlby|1942}})
-*[[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] (1942)
+*[[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] ({{mlby|1942}})
-*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1944)
+*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{mlby|1944}})
 }}
-'''William Felix Trotter''' (August 10, 1908 - August 26, 1984) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between {{By|1937}} and {{By|1944}}, for the [[Baltimore Orioles|St. Louis Browns]], [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]].
+'''William Felix Trotter''' (August 10, 1903 – August 26, 1984) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1937 and 1944, for the [[St. Louis Browns]], [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]].
+[[File:Bill Trotter.jpg|thumb|left|Trotter in 1940]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-{{Baseballstats|br=t/trottbi01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=trotte001wil}}
+{{Baseballstats |mlb=123477 |espn= |br=t/trottbi01 |fangraphs=|brm=trotte001wil |retro=Ptrotb101 }}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Trotter, Bill
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American baseball player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = August 10, 1908
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Cisne, Illinois
-| DATE OF DEATH     = August 26, 1984
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = Arlington, Massachusetts
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Trotter, Bill}}
 [[Category:Major League Baseball pitchers]]
 [[Category:St. Louis Browns players]]
-[[Category:Washington Senators players]]
+[[Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) players]]
 [[Category:St. Louis Cardinals players]]
 [[Category:Scottdale Scotties players]]
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 [[Category:Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players]]
 [[Category:Beaumont Exporters players]]
-[[Category:Baseball players from Illinois]]
+[[Category:Baseball players from Wayne County, Illinois]]
 [[Category:1908 births]]
 [[Category:1984 deaths]]
+[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]