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 1950 Boston Braves. In six plate appearances, he collected two hits and a base on balls.[2] He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
| Walt Linden | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: March 27, 1924 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: September 20, 2013 (aged 89) La Grange Park, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 1950, for the Boston Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 8, 1950, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .400 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
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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.
References
editExternal links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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