Walter A. Mayer
Catcher
5’11”, 168 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right
Born: July 8, 1890, Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: November 11, 1951, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Wally Mayer broke into the big leagues with the White Sox in September 1911 but never got much playing time in Chicago. Mayer, a former lithographer, came to Boston in 1917 and played in four games.
He was the team’s third-string catcher in 1918. In less than four weeks during the summer, Mayer got two 12th-inning, game-winning hits against Cleveland. Boston sold Mayer to the St. Louis Browns and he finished his career in 1919.
Batting
|
|
|
g |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
sb |
bb |
so |
ba |
oba |
slg |
|
1918 |
Bos |
26 |
49 |
7 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
.224 |
.321 |
.306 |
|
Career |
132 |
274 |
22 |
53 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
66 |
1 |
42 |
51+ |
.193 |
.303 |
.266 |
|
+ = strikeouts for 1914-15 and 1917-19 only; totals for 1911-12 unknown
Fielding
|
|
|
g |
po |
a |
e |
dp |
pct |
|
1918 |
Bos |
23 |
63 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
.964 |
|
Career |
112 |
412 |
124 |
17 |
5 |
.969 |
|
� 1997-20243 by Allan Wood.
