1848
Born October 1, 1848
Baltimore, MD, USA
Wally Goldsmith Notable
Third baseman · b. October 1, 1848
Wally Goldsmith played for four clubs across five seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Fort Wayne Kekiongas in 1871 and closing with the Keokuk Westerns in 1875.
Across 42 games he batted .185, with 34 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He played 21 games at third base, with 28 assists and 22 errors. He turned 2 double plays.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on October 1, 1848, and died on September 16, 1915.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871* | KEK | 19 | 88 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .205 |
| 1872* | OLY | 9 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| 1873* | MAR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1875* | WES | 13 | 51 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .118 |
| Major leagues | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| All seasons | — | 42 | 184 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .185 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Wally Goldsmith, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1915