Mother Watson
Walter L. "Mother" Watson (January 27, 1865 – November 23, 1898) was an American professional baseball player in the mid-1880s. Born in Middleport, Ohio in 1865, he started two games at pitcher for the 1887Cincinnati Reds of the American Association. He completed one of his starts, and in 14 innings pitched, he had a 5.79 ERA, and was 0–1. In 1888, he played for the Zanesville Kickapoos of the Tri-State League.[1] In November 1898, Watson was shot in an "Election Day" saloon brawl and later died of his injuries at the age of 33.[2] He is interred at Middleport Hill Cemetery.[3]
References
- ↑"Mother Watson". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ↑Zanesville, Ohio Times Recorder, November 25, 1898
- ↑"Murders". www.thedeadballera.com. TheDeadBallEra. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- Retrosheet
Categories:
- 1865 births
- 1898 deaths
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- People from Middleport, Ohio
- Baseball players from Ohio
- 19th-century baseball players
- 19th-century American sportsmen
- Deaths by firearm in Ohio
- Zanesville Kickapoos players
- American baseball pitcher, 1860s birth stubs