Wattie Holm
| Wattie Holm | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: December 28, 1901 Peterson, Iowa | |||
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Died: May 19, 1950 (aged 48) Everly, Iowa | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 1924, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 8, 1932, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .275 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 174 | ||
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Roscoe Albert "Wattie" Holm (December 28, 1901 – May 19, 1950) was a Major League Baseball player. Holm played for the St. Louis Cardinals in his seven-year career. he played from 1924 to 1932, missing the 1930 and 1931 seasons. Holm was also a member of the Cardinals first World Series in 1926. He batted and threw right-handed.
Holm was born in Peterson, Iowa, and died in Everly, Iowa. He committed suicide by shooting himself, after shooting his wife, in 1950.[1]
References
- ↑ "Waddy Holm Kills Wife, Injures Child And Ends His Life," Syracuse Post-Standard, May 20, 1950, p. 6.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball-Suicides
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