Tuck McWilliams

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Walter B. McWilliams (Tuck)

  • Bats Both
  • Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Catcher Tuck McWilliams played in the minors from 1939 to 1953, never rising above class-C ball. He also managed in the minors for 10 years. By 1955 he was out of O.B. and selling cars in Maryville, TN and bird-dogging for the Cincinnati Reds.


Year-by-Year Managerial Record[edit]

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs
1945 Salisbury Pirates North Carolina State League 59-55 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Lost in 1st round
1946 Salisbury Pirates North Carolina State League 58-54 5th Pittsburgh Pirates
1947 Statesville Owls North Carolina State League 40-71 8th none
1948 Statesville Owls North Carolina State League 63-47 2nd none League Champs
1949 Statesville Owls North Carolina State League 53-71 5th none
1950 Gastonia Browns Western Carolina League -- none -- replaced Noel Casbier July 4-August 7
1951 Mooresville Moors North Carolina State League -- none -- replaced by Jim Mills July 12
1952 Lawton Reds Sooner State League 63-77 6th Cincinnati Reds
1953 Lawton Reds Sooner State League 47-89 7th Cincinnati Reds
1954 Maryville-Alcoa/Morristown Twins Mountain States League 29-36 -- Cincinnati Reds Team disbanded July 7