Walt Tragesser
| Walt Tragesser | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 14, 1887 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: December 14, 1970 (aged 83) Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 30, 1913, for the Boston Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1920, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .215 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 66 |
| Teams | |
Walter Joseph Tragesser (June 14, 1887 – October 2, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of seven seasons (1913, 1915–1920) with the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he compiled a .215 batting average, with six home runs and 66 runs batted in.
An alumnus of Purdue University, where he played college baseball for the Boilermakers from 1908–1909,[1] he was born and later died in Lafayette, Indiana at the age of 83.
References
[edit]- ^ "Purdue University Baseball Players Who Played in the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2004. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- Walt Tragesser at SABR Bio Project
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