Walt Lynch
American baseball player
Baseball player
Walt Lynch | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1897-04-15)April 15, 1897 Buffalo, New York | |
Died: December 21, 1976(1976-12-21) (aged 79) Daytona Beach, Florida | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 8, 1922, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 17, 1922, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .500 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs scored | 0 |
Teams | |
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Walter Edward Lynch (April 15, 1897 – December 21, 1976), nicknamed "Jabber", was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1922 season. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 176 lb., Lynch batted and threw right-handed. A native of Buffalo, New York, he studied at Niagara University and State University of New York College at Cortland.
In a three-game-career, Lynch was .500 hitter (1-for-2) and scored a run. As a catcher, he did not commit an error in two chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Lynch died in Daytona Beach, Florida at age 79.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Retrosheet
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