Walter Lonergan

Walter Lawrence Lonergan

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 156 lb.
• High School Brighton (MA) High School
• Debut August 17, 1911
• Final Game September 22, 1911
• Born September 22, 1885 in Boston, MA USA
• Died January 23, 1958 in Lexington, MA USA

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Biographical Information

"Walter Lonergan (was) one of the best Eastern League shortstops last season . . ." - Sporting Life, March 17, 1917

Walter Lonergan played for the Boston Red Sox in 1911. He later spent several years with the Portland Duffs.

"Walter Lonergan . . . does not know yet whether he will be able to get a leave of absence from the post office, so that he can go to Jersey City. Ever since he took up professional baseball he has had trouble getting leaves of absence, and he now feels that he has reached the end of his rope and that any further advances will be rejected." - Sporting Life, April 6, 1912

"Walter Lonergan secured a leave of absence from his job in the Boston post office and has been playing short for Hugh Duffy, at Portland. Now the postmaster has notified him that his time is up and he must return to sorting mail if he wants to hold his job." - Sporting Life, August 1, 1914

"(Lonergan) is employed in the Boston Post office during the off-season and comes under the recent Post office Department order, ending all leaves of absence except where employees enlist. . . it looks like his professional base ball days are over." - Sporting Life, April 21, 1917

Related Sites

• Walter Lonergan at the SABR Bio Project
• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Walter Lonergan