Roxy Walters Notable

b. November 5, 1892 · New York Yankees 1915–1918, Boston Red Sox 1919–1923, Cleveland Indians 1924–1925

Roxy Walters played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1915 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1925. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1919 to 1923.

Across 498 games he batted .222, with 317 hits and 119 runs. He finished with 41 doubles and 13 stolen bases.

He played 462 games behind the plate, with 1,863 putouts and 62 errors. He turned 66 double plays.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on November 5, 1892, and died on June 3, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1915	NYY	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
1916	NYY	66	203	13	54	9	3	23	14	42	2	.266
1917	NYY	61	171	16	45	2	0	14	9	22	2	.263
1918	NYY	64	191	18	38	5	1	12	9	18	3	.199
1919	BOS	48	135	7	26	2	0	9	7	15	1	.193
1920	BOS	88	258	25	51	11	1	28	30	21	2	.198
1921	BOS	54	169	17	34	4	1	14	10	11	3	.201
1922	BOS	38	98	4	19	2	0	6	6	8	0	.194
1923	BOS	40	104	9	26	4	0	5	2	6	0	.250
1924	CLE	32	74	10	19	2	0	5	10	6	0	.257
1925	CLE	5	20	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200
Career	—	498	1426	119	317	41	6	116	97	151	13	.222

On this day & linked events

1892

Born November 5, 1892

San Francisco, CA, USA

1956

Died June 3, 1956

1915

Major-league debut: Roxy Walters

Roxy Walters made a major-league debut on September 16, 1915.

1925

Final major-league game: Roxy Walters

Roxy Walters played a final major-league game on June 29, 1925.

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