Walter Lonergan

Who was Walter Lonergan?

Walter E. Lonergan was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1911 season. Listed at 5 ft 7 in, 156 lb., Lonergan batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

In a 10-game career, Lonergan was a .269 hitter with two runs, one RBI, and one stolen base. He did not have any extra-base hits. In nine fielding appearances, he committed three errors in 39 chances for a .923 fielding percentage.

Walter Lonergan married Marguerite Lonergan and had two sons Walter Mansfield Lonergan born in 1922 and Donald Joseph Lonergan born on May 23, 1935. Lonergan died in Lexington, Massachusetts, on September 6, 2005 at age 72.