John Walz
John Louis Walz
Born: June 14, 1930
Baltimore, MD US
Deceased: November 11, 2012
Mount Airy, MD US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Career: 1949-1952
John Walz compiled a career record of 38 wins and 31 losses and a 4.23 ERA in his 100-game pitching career with the Wilmington Blue Rocks, Independence Yankees, Terre Haute Phillies, Schenectady Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1952 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.57 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 124.0 | 123 | 78 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 7 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | 1 | 4 | .200 | 8.69 | 12 | 58.0 | 85 | 58 | 56 | 5 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.52 | 13 | 12 | 100.0 | 87 | 39 | 28 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.67 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 189.0 | 176 | 91 | 77 | 79 | 99 | 9 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Schenectady Blue Jays | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.39 | 15 | 85.0 | 72 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 44 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 38 | 31 | .551 | 4.23 | 100 | 36 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 562.0 | 554 | 318 | 264 | 11 | 251 | 0 | 172 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 21 | 51 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .071 | .152 | .071 | .224 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | 12 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .174 | .348 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 13 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .229 | .371 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | D | KOML | Independence Yankees | 47 | 173 | 173 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .220 | .237 | .457 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 32 | 92 | 82 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .268 | .318 | .366 | .684 | 30 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1952 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | 18 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .410 | .744 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 143 | 413 | 394 | 9 | 85 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35 | .216 | .235 | .259 | .494 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 21 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 1.190 |
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 29 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | .947 | 1.241 |
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 92 | 15 | 46 | 3 | 1 | .953 | .663 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | Inter-State League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | PHI | ||
| 1950 | D | Kan-Okla-Missouri (KOM) League | Independence Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1950 | B | Inter-State League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | PHI | ||
| 1950 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Terre Haute Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1951 | B | Inter-State League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | PHI | ||
| 1952 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Terre Haute Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Schenectady Blue Jays | PHI | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI |
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