About Walt Kinney
Lived 1893 – 1971 (aged 77). Walt Kinney was an American baseball player.
Walter William Kinney (September 9, 1893 – July 1, 1971) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics (1919–20, 1923). Kinney batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Denison, Texas.
In a four-season career, Kinney posted an 11–20 record with 129 strikeouts and a 3.59 earned run average in innings pitched.
He was a better than average hitting pitcher, posting a .280 batting average (35-for-125) with 17 runs, 2 home runs, 18 RBI and 12 bases on balls.
Kinney died in Escondido, California, at the age of 77.
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Who was Walt Kinney?
American baseball player (1893–1971)
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Walt Kinney was born on 9 September 1893 in Denison.
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Walt Kinney died on 1 July 1971 in Escondido.
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Walt Kinney was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Walt Kinney. https://biography.guide/walt-kinney/
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