Walter Blair (baseball)

Walter Blair
Walter Blair
	Catcher
	Born: October 13, 1883; Landrus, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: August 20, 1948 (aged 64); Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 17, 1907, for the New York Highlanders
Last MLB appearance
	September 29, 1915, for the Buffalo Blues
MLB statistics
Batting average	.217
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	106
Teams
	As player New York Highlanders (1907–1911); Buffalo Blues (1914–1915); As manager Buffalo Blues (1915);

Walter Allen Blair (October 13, 1883 – August 20, 1948), nicknamed "Heavy", was an American catcher in Major League Baseball player born in Landrus, Pennsylvania who, after attending Bucknell University, played as a backup catcher for the New York Highlanders from 1907 through 1911. He later got his chance to play regularly when played for the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues of the Federal League during their only two seasons in 1914 and 1915. It was for this team that he did appear as manager for two games, a doubleheader played on June 4, 1915, his team won one and lost one.^[1]

Following his playing career he served as a baseball coach at the University of Pittsburgh and Bucknell University. He was inducted into the Bucknell Hall of Fame in 1987.^[2] Walter died at the age of 64 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and was buried at the Lewisburg City Cemetery.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Walter Blair's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
^ "Walter A. Blair". Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 28, 2018.