Bill Bonness

William John Bonness, nicknamed "Lefty", was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Indians from September 26, 1944, to September 29, 1944.
Bonness graduated from Lakewood High School in Ohio before breaking into professional baseball. He appeared briefly for the Indians during World War II. On Thanksgiving in 1955, he was carrying a box of tools in his home when he fell down his basement steps. He underwent brain surgery but died a few days later.