Red Torphy
| Red Torphy | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born: November 6, 1891 Fall River, Massachusetts | |
| Died: February 11, 1980 (aged 88) Fall River, Massachusetts | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 25, 1920, for the Boston Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1920, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .200 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Walter Anthony "Red" Torphy (November 6, 1891 – February 11, 1980) was a professional baseball player. He appeared in three games in Major League Baseball at first base for the 1920 Boston Braves.
Torphy had an extensive career in minor league baseball, playing seventeen seasons. His professional career began in 1913 with the Worcester Busters of the New England League, and ended in 1929 with the Brockton Shoemakers in the same league.
Torphy was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, and died there in 1980.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Boston Braves players
- Worcester Busters players
- New Bedford Whalers (baseball) players
- Fitchburg Burghers players
- Manchester Textiles players
- Lowell Grays players
- New Haven Murlins players
- New Haven Weissmen players
- Waterbury Brasscos players
- Pittsfield Hillies players
- New Haven Profs players
- Bridgeport Bears (baseball) players
- Scranton Miners players
- Nashville Volunteers players
- Haverhill Hillies players
- Brockton Shoemakers players
- Baseball players from Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Fall River, Massachusetts
- 1891 births
- 1980 deaths