About Wally Mayer
Lived 1890 – 1951 (aged 61). Wally Mayer was an American baseball player.
Walter A. Mayer (July 8, 1890 – November 18, 1951) was an American backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Chicago White Sox (1911–1912, 1914–1915), Boston Red Sox (1917–1918) and St. Louis Browns. Listed at , 168 lb., Mayer batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Cincinnati.
In a seven-season career, Mayer was a .193 hitter (53-for-274) with 22 runs and 20 RBI in 132 games, including 14 doubles, one triple, one stolen base, and a .303 on-base percentage. He did not hit a home run. In 112 catching appearances, he committed 17 errors in 553 chances for a .968 fielding percentage.
Mayer died in Minnetonka, Minnesota at age 61.
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Who was Wally Mayer?
American baseball player (1890-1951)
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Wally Mayer was born on 8 July 1890 in Cincinnati.
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Wally Mayer died on 18 November 1951 in Minnetonka.
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Wally Mayer was a baseball player.
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Wally Mayer was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Wally Mayer. https://biography.guide/wally-mayer/
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