Walt Tragesser | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 14 June 1887 |
Birth Place: | Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 30 |
Debutyear: | 1913 |
Debutteam: | Boston Braves |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 2 |
Finalyear: | 1920 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .215 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 6 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 66 |
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Walter Joseph Tragesser (June 14, 1887 – October 2, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of seven seasons (1913, 1915–1920) with the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he compiled a .215 batting average, with six home runs and 66 runs batted in.
An alumnus of Purdue University, where he played college baseball for the Boilermakers from 1908 - 1909,[1] he was born and later died in Lafayette, Indiana at the age of 83.