Walter Holke Notable

b. December 25, 1892 · New York Giants 1914, 1916–1918, Boston Braves 1919–1922, Philadelphia Phillies 1923–1925, Cincinnati Reds 1925

Walter Holke played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the New York Giants in 1914 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1925.

Across 1,212 games he batted .287, with 1,278 hits and 464 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 153 doubles, 58 triples and 81 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 0 innings in 1 game.

He played 1,193 games at first base, with 12,158 putouts and 96 errors. He turned 859 double plays.

He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on December 25, 1892, and died on October 12, 1954. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1914	NYG	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
1916	NYG	34	111	16	39	4	2	0	13	6	16	10	.351
1917	NYG	153	527	55	146	12	7	2	55	34	54	13	.277
1918	NYG	88	326	38	82	17	4	1	27	10	26	10	.252
1919	BSN	137	518	48	151	14	6	0	48	21	25	19	.292
1920	BSN	144	551	53	162	15	11	3	64	28	31	4	.294
1921	BSN	150	579	60	151	15	10	3	63	17	41	8	.261
1922	BSN	105	395	35	115	9	4	0	46	14	23	6	.291
1923	PHI	147	562	64	175	31	4	7	70	16	37	7	.311
1924	PHI	148	563	60	169	23	6	6	64	25	33	3	.300
1925	CIN/PHI	104	318	35	86	13	4	2	37	20	18	1	.270
Career	—	1212	4456	464	1278	153	58	24	487	191	304	81	.287

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1923	PHI	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1892

Born December 25, 1892

St. Louis, MO, USA

1954

Died October 12, 1954

1914

Major-league debut: Walter Holke

Walter Holke made a major-league debut on October 6, 1914.

1925

Final major-league game: Walter Holke

Walter Holke played a final major-league game on September 23, 1925.

Image: American Caramel, public domain