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Walt Alexander

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Walt Alexander
Catcher
Born: (1891-03-05)March 5, 1891
Atlanta
Died: December 29, 1978(1978-12-29) (aged 87)
Fort Worth, Texas
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 1912, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
September 8, 1917, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average.188
Home runs1
Runs batted in24
Teams

Walter Ernest Alexander (March 5, 1891 – December 29, 1978) was a former Major League Baseball player. He batted and threw right-handed, and weight 165 pounds. He was a catcher for the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees. In 162 career games with the Browns and Yankees, Alexander had 76 hits in 405 at bats (.188 average). He had 1 home run and 24 RBIs. He started managing teams in 1923, he took time off from managing in 1926 and 1927, he resumed managing in 1928.

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