Walt Lynch

Walt Lynch
Catcher
Born: (1897-04-15)April 15, 1897
Buffalo, New York
Died: December 21, 1976(1976-12-21) (aged 79)
Daytona Beach, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 8, 1922, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 17, 1922, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average .500
Home runs 0
Runs scored 0
Teams

Walter Edward Lynch (April 15, 1897 – December 21, 1976), nicknamed "Jabber", was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1922 season. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 176 lb., Lynch batted and threw right-handed. A native of Buffalo, New York, he studied at Niagara University and State University of New York College at Cortland.

In a three-game-career, Lynch was .500 hitter (1-for-2) and scored a run. As a catcher, he did not commit an error in two chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage.

Lynch died in Daytona Beach, Florida at age 79.

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