Wattie Holm

Outfielder

Born: December 28, 1901
Peterson, Iowa

Died: May 19, 1950 (aged 48)
Everly, Iowa

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 15, 1924, for the St. Louis Cardinals

Last MLB appearance

August 8, 1932, for the St. Louis Cardinals

MLB statistics

Batting average

.275

Home runs

Runs batted in

174

Teams

St. Louis Cardinals (1924–1929, 1932)

Roscoe Albert "Wattie" Holm (December 28, 1901 – May 19, 1950) was a Major League Baseball player. Holm played for the St. Louis Cardinals in his seven-year career. He played from 1924 to 1932, missing the 1930 and 1931 seasons. Holm was also a member of the Cardinals first World Series in 1926. He batted and threw right-handed.

Holm was born in Peterson, Iowa, and died in 1950 in Everly, Iowa. He committed suicide by shooting himself, after shooting his wife.^[1]

References

↑ "Waddy Holm Kills Wife, Injures Child And Ends His Life," Syracuse Post-Standard, May 20, 1950, p. 6.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Baseball-Suicides

St. Louis Cardinals 1926 World Series Champions

Grover Cleveland Alexander Hi Bell Les Bell Jim Bottomley Taylor Douthit Jake Flowers Chick Hafey Jesse Haines Bill Hallahan Wattie Holm Rogers Hornsby Vic Keen Bob O'Farrell Art Reinhart Flint Rhem Bill Sherdel Billy Southworth Tommy Thevenow Specs Toporczer

Manager Rogers Hornsby

Regular season

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