About Walt Justis
Lived 1883 – 1941 (aged 58). Walt Justis was an American baseball player.
Walter Newton Justis (August 17, 1883 – October 4, 1941), nicknamed "Smoke", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right-handed. Justis had a 0–0 record, with an 8.10 ERA, in 2 games, in his one-year career.
He spent several years playing professional ball in various minor leagues. In 1908, he set a still-standing minor league record by pitching four no-hitters for the Lancaster Lanks. In 1913, his last season, he famously threw a shutout to win the home opener for the premiere season of the Covington Blue Sox at Federal Park (two blocks from where a sports bar now carries his namesake).
He was born in Moores Hill, Indiana, and died in Greendale, Indiana.
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Who was Walt Justis?
American baseball player (1883–1941)
When was Walt Justis born?
Walt Justis was born on 17 August 1883 in Moores Hill.
When did Walt Justis die?
Walt Justis died on 4 October 1941 in Greendale.
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Walt Justis was a baseball player.
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Walt Justis was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Walt Justis. https://biography.guide/walt-justis/
MLA: "Walt Justis." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/walt-justis/.
Chicago: "Walt Justis." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/walt-justis/.
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