Wally Goldsmith
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Warren M. Goldsmith
- Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
- Height 5' 7", Weight 146 lb.
- Debut May 4, 1871
- Born October, 1849 in Baltimore, MD USA
- Died September 16, 1915 in Washington, DC USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Infielder Wally Goldsmith played for four different teams in the period 1871-75.
In 1869 Wally played with the amateur Marylands, along with some other players who would come with him to the 1871 Kekiongas.
A ball used in a game in amateur days (pre-1871) was in Wally's family for decades until it was eventually donated to the Babe Ruth Museum. Source: Baseball in Baltimore: The First Hundred Years.
After 1875 he played in an amateur club in Quincy.
