Tacks Latimer

Tacks Latimer
Tacks Latimer
	Catcher
	Born: November 30, 1877; Loveland, Ohio
	Died: April 24, 1936 (aged 58); Loveland, Ohio
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	October 1, 1898, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
	September 8, 1902, for the Brooklyn Superbas
MLB statistics
Batting average	.221
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	7
Teams
	New York Giants (1898); Louisville Colonels (1899); Pittsburgh Pirates (1900); Baltimore Orioles (1901); Brooklyn Superbas (1902);

Clifford Wesley "Tacks" Latimer (November 30, 1877 in Loveland, Ohio – April 24, 1936 in Loveland) was a professional baseball player who played catcher from 1898 to 1902.

After his playing career ended Latimer became a police officer with the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1924 he was involved in a dispute with another police officer and shot him four times in the back. Latimer was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.^[1] He was eventually pardoned in 1930 for his heroism during a prison riot.

Notes

^ BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project. at bioproj.sabr.org

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
SABR biography
Baseball Almanac
Bullpen wiki page

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[1] BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project. at bioproj.sabr.org

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