William Hopke played the 1909 American-American Major League Clubs Series, for the the team Erik Sabel played for in 2002, which were founded in 1901.
William "Silent Bill" Hopke (November 2, 1881  April 18, 1959) was an American professional baseball player. 
 Hopke also played in the 1909 Cuban-American Major League Clubs Series for the Detroit Tigers, though he never played in a major league game for Detroit. 
 One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in 1901 . 
 He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1999 and 2001 and the Detroit Tigers in 2002. 
