Wally Mayer Baseball player

Walter A. Mayer (July 8, 1890 – November 18, 1951) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1911 through 1919 for the Chicago White Sox (1911–1912, 1914–1915), Boston Red Sox (1917–1918) and St. Louis Browns (1919). Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 168 lb., Mayer batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.In a seven-season career, Mayer was a .193 hitter (53-for-274) with 22 runs and 20 RBI in 132 games, including 14 doubles, one triple, one stolen base, and a .303 on-base percentage. He did not hit a home run. In 112 catching appearances, he committed 17 errors in 553 chances for a .968 fielding percentage.Mayer died in Minnetonka, Minnesota at age 61.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 08, 1890
Birth place
Cincinnati
Date of deathNovember 18, 1951
Place of death
Minnetonka Minnesota

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 28, 1911
Career endSeptember 02, 1919
batting sideRight
former teams
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
position
Catcher
teams
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
throwing sideRight

Wally Mayer on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmayew101.htm