Walt Tragesser

Walter Joseph Tragesser (June 14, 1887 – October 2, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of seven seasons (1913, 1915–1920) with the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he compiled a .215 batting average, with six home runs and 66 runs batted in.

Walt Tragesser
Catcher
Born: (1887-06-14)June 14, 1887 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Died: December 14, 1970(1970-12-14) (aged 83) Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 1913, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1920, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.215
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	66
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Boston Braves (1913, 1915–1919) Philadelphia Phillies (1919–1920)

An alumnus of Purdue University, where he played college baseball for the Boilermakers from 1908–1909,^[1] he was born and later died in Lafayette, Indiana at the age of 83.