| Walt Linden | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago |
| Death Place: | La Grange Park, Illinois |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 30 |
| Debutyear: | 1950 |
| Debutteam: | Boston Braves |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 8 |
| Finalyear: | 1950 |
| Finalteam: | Boston Braves |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .400 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 0 |
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Walter Charles Linden (March 27, 1924 - September 20, 2013)[1] was an American professional baseball player. Although the catcher's pro career lasted for eight seasons (1946–51; 1953–54), he appeared in only three games at the Major League level for the Boston Braves. In six plate appearances, he collected two hits and a base on balls.[2] He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6feet tall and weighed .
Born in Chicago, Linden graduated from high school in Berwyn and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He served in the United States Army during World War II[3] and broke into baseball in the Braves' farm system in 1946.
In 1949, Linden batted .325 in 121 games and was named to the Western League all-star team. He then made the Braves' 1950 roster coming out of spring training and doubled in his first MLB at bat in a pinch hitting role against eventual Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Roberts on April 30.[4] Linden was Boston's starting catcher on May 8, and had a single in three at bats against Gerry Staley of the St. Louis Cardinals in a 10–3 defeat.[5] He was then sent to the Triple-A Milwaukee Brewers at the May cutdown, and spent the remainder of his baseball career in the minors.