Bill Breckinridge

Bill Breckinridge
Pitcher
Born: (1907-10-16)October 16, 1907
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died: August 23, 1958(1958-08-23) (aged 50)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
Jun 30, 1929, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1929, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0-0
Earned run average8.10
Strikeouts2
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Teams

William Robertson Breckinridge (October 16, 1907 – August 23, 1958) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played three games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929. He later practiced law in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Personal life

Breckinridge was the son-in-law of oil entrepreneur Waite Phillips, marrying his daughter Helen Jane Phillips on December 22, 1932, in Benton, Arkansas. The couple had two sons, Phillips and Peyton Anthony.

Both his sons also became attorneys. His son Phillips worked as a federal prosecutor before his election as a Tulsa County judge in 1968. His son Peyton was elected an Oklahoma legislator in 1968, serving the 38th house district in the 32nd Oklahoma Legislature, and then 8 years as a state senator. His grandson, Phillips' son Flint, served the 78th house district in the 43rd and 44th Oklahoma legislatures.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Longtime Tulsa Attorney Is Dead". December 24, 1995. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Helen Breckinridge Dies; Waite Phillips' Daughter". Tulsa Tribune. May 20, 1963. Retrieved October 10, 2021.