Wally Flager

Walter Leonard Flager

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.
• High School Bloom Township High School
• Debut April 17, 1945
• Final Game August 8, 1945
• Born November 3, 1921 in Chicago Heights, IL USA
• Died December 16, 1990 in Keizer, OR USA

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Biographical Information

Shortstop Wally Flager had 220 at-bats in his only season in the big leagues.

He played for Salem and Portland in 1946. Source: WIL

In 1952 he was player-manager for the semi-pro Silverton Red Sox, who won the Northwest championship but didn't have the money to go to the national tournament. Source: Silverton

He went to a predecessor of Bloom Township High School (formerly Bloom High and Bloom Trail High, which merged), as did Jim Bouton. Source: Bloom

He served in the Army in World War II. Source: Those Who Served