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Harry Wolter

Harry Wolter Notable

b. July 11, 1884 · Cincinnati Reds 1907, Pittsburgh Pirates 1907, St. Louis Cardinals 1907, Boston Red Sox 1909, New York Highlanders 1910–1912, New York Yankees 1913, Chicago Cubs 1917

Harry Wolter played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1907 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1917.

Across 588 games he batted .270, with 514 hits and 286 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 69 doubles and 95 stolen bases. He went 4 and 6 with a 3.75 earned run average, pitching 84 innings in 15 games. He struck out 29.

He played 491 games in the outfield, with 783 putouts and 53 errors.

He was born in Monterey, CA, USA on July 11, 1884, and died on July 6, 1970. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1907 CIN/PIT/STL 2163518 000 73121 .286
1909 BOS 541211429 242 109242 .240
1910 NYY 13547984128 1594 42666139 .267
1911 NYY 12243478132 17154 36623728 .304
1912 NYY 1232811 210 11045 .344
1913 NYY 12742553108 1862 43805013 .254
1917 CHC 1173534488 1570 2838407 .249
Career 5881907286514 694212 16726822895 .270

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1907 PIT/STL 0243 025.030 122084.32
1909 BOS 44116 059.066 2330213.51
Career 46159 084.096 355029 3.75

On this day & linked events

1884

Born July 11, 1884

Monterey, CA, USA

1970

Died July 6, 1970

1907

Major-league debut: Harry Wolter

Harry Wolter made a major-league debut on May 14, 1907.

1917

Final major-league game: Harry Wolter

Harry Wolter played a final major-league game on September 23, 1917.

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