Walter Hackett
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Walter Henry Hackett
- Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
- Debut April 17, 1884
- Final Game October 8, 1885
- Born August 15, 1857 in Cambridge, MA USA
- Died October 2, 1920 in Cambridge, MA USA
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". . . Walter Hackett . . . the shortstop . . . covered as much ground as three men . . ." - Sporting Life, February 27, 1904
Walter Hackett was a regular in the 1884 Union Association and also played in the 1885 National League as well as in the minors for a number of years.
He was the brother of Mert Hackett and a cousin of John Clarkson, Dad Clarkson and Walter Clarkson. As of 1904 Walter worked for the Boston Globe.
