Mother Watson

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball biography Walter L. "Mother" Watson (January 27, 1865 – November 23, 1898) was an American professional baseball player in the mid-1880s. Born in Middleport, Ohio in 1865, he started two games at pitcher for the Template:Baseball year Cincinnati Reds of the American Association. He completed one of his starts, and in 14 innings pitched, he had a 5.79 ERA, and was 0–1. In Template:Baseball year, he played for the Zanesville Kickapoos of the Tri-State League.[1] In November 1898, Watson was shot in an "Election Day" saloon brawl and later died of his injuries at the age of 33.[2] He is interred at Middleport Hill Cemetery.[3]

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