Walt Lynch
| Walt Lynch | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: April 15, 1897 Buffalo, New York | |||
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Died: December 21, 1976 (aged 79) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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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