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Walter Henry "Wally" Kopf (July 10, 1899 – April 30, 1979) was a

building contractor. He was the younger brother of professional baseball player Larry Kopf
.

Early life

Kopf was born on July 10, 1899, in

Boston Braves for 10 seasons (1913–23).[2] For three years from 1919 to 1921, Wally Kopf attended Dartmouth College.[3] In 1918, after announcing he was enrolling in Dartmouth, The Washington Post wrote that "Walter Kopf brother of the famous Benny [...] is said to be better than his big league brother".[4] While college, he played basketball and baseball.[5][6] In the latter sport, he played shortstop.[6] He served in the United States Armed Forces during World War I.[7]

Baseball career

Kopf played

third base, turing one double play in six total chances. Although he didn't play, Kopf was a member of the Giants roster during the 1921 World Series.[9] He received part of the cash reward after the Giants won the World Series.[10]

At the start of the 1922 season, Kopf was a member of the Giants

Reading Aces of the International League.[13]
His combined totals in the International League that season was a batting average of .228 with 18 hits, three doubles, and two home runs in 23 games played.

Kopf played for a

Class-A Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association.[18] With the Travelers, he batted .243 with 27 hits, four doubles, and three triples in 30 games played.[19]

Basketball career

Kopf and his brother Larry played semi-professional basketball for the Coral Gables, Florida, team in 1925.[20] Walt Kopf was the head coach of that team, which practiced at the YMCA in the area.[21] The two also played basketball in Cincinnati.[22] Wally Kopf played the center position.[22]

Later life

By 1930, Kopf lived in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife, Virginia.

Muscogee people burial ground.[24] In 1965, he and his brother, Larry, attended an event put on by the Cincinnati Reds called "Former Major Leaguers Day".[25]
He died on April 30, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Cincinnati.

References

General references
  1. "Wally Kopf Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  2. "Wally Kopf Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
Inline citations
  1. U.S. Federal Government. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help
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  2. ^ "Larry Kopf Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth College Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Kopf to enter Dartmouth". The Washington Post. 18 August 1918. p. 16.
  5. The Norwalk Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut
    . 24 December 1925. p. 12. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-1-935278-84-9
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  7. U.S. Federal Government. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help
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  8. ^ a b "Two games scheduled". Oneonta Daily Star. Oneonta, New York. 12 September 1921. p. 5.
  9. Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada
    . 3 October 1921. p. 8.
  10. Syracuse Herald. Syracuse, New York
    . 15 June 1922. p. 19.
  11. The Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut
    . 16 March 1922. p. 5.
  12. ^ a b c d "Walter Kopf is baseball failure". The Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut. 11 August 1922. p. 3.
  13. ^ a b c "Reading gets Kopf". The Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut. 12 June 1922. p. 2.
  14. ^
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    . 13 August 1922. p. 16. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Kenosha's account of Sunday's baseball game". Sheboygan Press Telegram. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. 1 October 1924. p. 14.
  16. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    . 21 August 1924. p. 36. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  17. Hamilton Daily News. Hamilton, Ohio
    . 11 September 1926. p. 10.
  18. ^ "Walter Kopf to try with Little Rock club". The Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut. 14 March 1925. p. 32.
  19. ^ "1925 Little Rock Travelers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  20. St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida
    . 6 November 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  21. ^ "Gables' Quint players start initial work". The Miami News. 9 November 1925. p. 34. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  22. ^
    Hamilton Evening Journal. Hamilton, Ohio
    . 12 January 1925. p. 12.
  23. ^
    U.S. Federal Government. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help
    )
  24. Lima News. Lima, Ohio. Associated Press
    . 11 August 1935. p. 2.
  25. ^ "Reds to honor major leaguers". National Road Traveler. Cambridge City, Indiana. 16 September 1965. p. 3.

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