Wally Mayer
Catcher, Baseball Player
1890 – 1951
Who was Wally Mayer?
Walter A. Mayer was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1911 through 1919 for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns. Listed at 5 ft 11 in, 168 lb., Mayer batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In a seven-season career, Mayer was a .193 hitter 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.
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- Born
- Jul 8, 1890
Cincinnati - Profession
- Lived in
- Cincinnati
- Died
- Nov 18, 1951
Minnetonka
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on July 23, 2013
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