Walter Holke
| Walter Holke | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: December 25, 1892 St. Louis, Missouri | |||
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Died: October 12, 1954 (aged 61) St. Louis, Missouri | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| October 6, 1914, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 23, 1925, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .287 | ||
| Home runs | 24 | ||
| Runs batted in | 487 | ||
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Walter Henry Holke (December 25, 1892 – October 12, 1954) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. Holke holds the record for the most put-outs by an infielder in a game, with 46 during a 26-inning game between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 1, 1920.[1]
Holke played for the Giants in the 1917 World Series against the Chicago White Sox. His double drove in the first run of Game 3 at the Polo Grounds, which the Giants won 2-0.
In 1923, his first season playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, Holke had a career-high 175 hits and a batting average of .311. He finished his career two years later with a total of 1,278 hits.
References
- ↑ "Charlton's Baseball Chronology". www.baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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