Bathurst Daingerfield Peachy II, sometimes misspelled as "Dangerfield" (July 5, 1893 – April 29, 1953) was the head baseball coach for William & Mary College for just the 1918 season. The Indians, as they were then known, compiled a 5–7 record that year. He graduated from William & Mary in 1914 and was a member of the Flat Hat Club while attending. "Peachy" as he was nicknamed also played four years as a left fielder for the baseball team, winning a championship in 1911 and serving as team captain in 1914.
 Peachy pictured as a senior in Colonial Echo 1914, William & Mary yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1893 James City County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1953 (aged 59) Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1911–1914 | William & Mary |
| Position(s) | Left fielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1918 | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–7 |
His father, Bathurst Peachy, was a lawyer in Williamsburg and owned The Millinery Company, a fine goods store.
References
edit- "2007 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). College of William & Mary. 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- "Class of 1914". 1914 Colonial Echo. 1914. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "FHC". Swem Library Special Research Collections. 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "Peachy, Bathurst Dangerfield (1837–)". Swem Library Special Research Collections. 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2012.