Bill Kemmer

Kemmer was born in Pennsylvania. He started his professional baseball career in 1893 in the Western Association, where he batted .328 in 15 games. Two years later, he was with Shreveport before being acquired by the Louisville Colonels to play third base. Kemmer, however, did not "fill the bill" and was eventually replaced with future Hall of Famer Jimmy Collins. In Kemmer\'s 11 Major League games in 1895, he went 7 for 38 (.184) at the plate.\n', '

Kemmer spent 1897 to 1899 in the Texas League. On April 18, 1898, he set a league record with 12 runs batted in during a single game. That mark was topped four years later, but it remains the second-highest total in Texas League history and the third-highest in all the minors leagues. Kemmer continued his hot-hitting in 1899, batting .331 with a league-leading 28 doubles. His 108 hits ranked second behind Lefty Houtz. That was the last seaso…