Walter Andrew "Footie" Ockey (January 4, 1920 – December 4, 1971) was a Major League Baseballpitcher who appeared in two games, both in relief, for the New York Giants in 1944. The 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 175 lb (79 kg) right-hander was a native of New York City.
walter, ockey, walter, andrew, footie, ockey, january, 1920, december, 1971, major, league, baseball, pitcher, appeared, games, both, relief, york, giants, 1944, right, hander, native, york, city, pitcherborn, 1920, january, 1920new, york, yorkdied, december, . Walter Andrew Footie Ockey January 4 1920 December 4 1971 was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in two games both in relief for the New York Giants in 1944 The 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 175 lb 79 kg right hander was a native of New York City Walter OckeyPitcherBorn 1920 01 04 January 4 1920New York New YorkDied December 4 1971 1971 12 04 aged 51 Staten Island New YorkBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutMay 3 1944 for the New York GiantsLast appearanceMay 20 1944 for the New York GiantsMLB statisticsWin loss record0 0Earned run average3 38Strikeouts1TeamsNew York Giants 1944 Ockey is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II He made his major league debut on May 3 1944 in a home game against the Philadelphia Blue Jays at the Polo Grounds His only other appearance was on May 20 against the St Louis Cardinals at Sportsman s Park Totals for his brief career include 1 game finished 1 earned run allowed in 22 3 innings pitched and an ERA of 3 38 Defensively he recorded 2 assists without making an error Bill Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies is the only batter Ockey struck out 1 Ockey died at the age of 51 in Staten Island New York References Edit Philadelphia Phillies 7 New York Giants 1 retrosheet org May 3 1944 Retrieved December 28 2018 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Ockey amp oldid 1162188145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
