Wally Snell

Wally Snell
Catcher
Born: (1889-05-19)May 19, 1889
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: July 23, 1980(1980-07-23) (aged 91)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 1, 1913, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1913, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.250
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Walter Henry "Doc" Snell (May 19, 1889 – July 23, 1980) was a pinch-hitter/catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1913 season. Following this brief baseball career he became a successful mycologist who worked primarily at Brown University for the next 60 years.