Walter Hackett (baseball)

Walter Hackett
Shortstop
Born: (1857-08-15)August 15, 1857
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died: October 2, 1920(1920-10-02) (aged 63)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 17, 1884, for the Philadelphia Keystones
Last MLB appearance
October 8, 1885, for the Boston Beaneaters
MLB statistics
Batting average.230
Home runs1
Runs batted in9
Teams

Walter Henry Hackett (August 15, 1857 – October 2, 1920) was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He played for the 1884 Boston Reds in the Union Association and the 1885 Boston Beaneaters in the National League. He later played in the minor leagues through 1889. His brother, Mert Hackett and cousins Dad Clarkson, John Clarkson and Walter Clarkson all also played professional baseball.