Kettle Wirts

Catcher, Baseball Player

1897 – 1968

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Who was Kettle Wirts?

Elwood Vernon "Kettle" Wirts was a professional baseball player who spent four seasons in Major League Baseball. In total, Wirts played 17 seasons in professional baseball, beginning his career in 1918 with the minor league Spokane Indians. Over his major league career, Wirts played for the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox and batted .163 with 14 hits, 2 doubles, 1 home run, and 8 RBIs in 49 games. Wirts also managed the Sacramento Senators for a part of the 1935 season.

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Born
Oct 30, 1897
Yeomet, California
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Died
Jul 12, 1968
Sacramento

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on July 23, 2013

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