Walter Prince

Walter Farr Prince (May 9, 1861 – August 4, 1938) was an American professional baseball player from 1883 to 1889. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a first baseman, from 1883 to 1884. His longest stint with one team was 43 games with the Washington Nationals (AA) in 1884.

For the parapsychologist, see Walter Franklin Prince.
Walter Prince
First baseman
Born: (1861-05-09)May 9, 1861
Amherst, New Hampshire
Died: March 2, 1938(1938-03-02) (aged 76)
Bristol, New Hampshire
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 7, 1883, for the Louisville Eclipse
Last MLB appearance
August 4, 1884, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average.208
Home runs1
Runs scored23
Teams

Early years

Prince was born in Amherst, New Hampshire, in 1861.[1]

Professional baseball player

Prince began his professional baseball career with the Woonsocket Comets. In August 1883, he joined the Louisville Eclipse of the American Association to replace the team's injured first baseman Jumbo Latham.[2] Prince appeared in only four games for Louisville, compiling a .182 batting average.[1]

In 1884, Prince played for three different major league clubs—the Detroit Wolverines of the National League (seven games), the Washington Nationals of the American Association (43 games), and the Washington Nationals of the Union Association (one game). In 51 major league games during the 1884 season, he compiled a .209 batting average with three doubles, two triples, one home run and one RBI.[1]

Prince continued to play minor league baseball through the 1889 season, including stints with Haverhill of the Eastern New England League (1885), the Salem Witches of the New England League (1888), Portland of the New England League, and the London Tecumsehs of the International League (1888–89). He compiled a career high .380 batting average with Salem in 1888.[3]

Later years

After retiring from baseball, Prince worked for the International Steam Pump Company for 25 years.[2] In 1910, he was in charge of the company's foundry department at Elizabeth, New Jersey.[4]

Prince later owned a developed a group of overnight bungalows known as Prince's Place on Newfound Lake in Bristol, New Hampshire. He was also an investor in Camp Berea on Newfound Lake in Hebron, New Hampshire.[5]

Prince died of cancer in 1938 at age 76 in Bristol, New Hampshire.[1][2]

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References
  1. "Walter Prince Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  2. David Nemec (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball. McFarland. p. 148. ISBN 0786490446.
  3. "Walter Prince Minor League Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  4. "Melting Borings and Turnings in the Cupola". The Foundry. January 1910. p. 23.
  5. Jeanne Mulhern Hoflen, Kent G. Hoflen (2012). Newfound Lake. Arcadia Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 0738576654.
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