Del Wertz

Del Wertz

Date of birth	October 11, 1888(1888-10-11)
Place of birth	Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death	May 26, 1958(1958-05-26) (aged 69)
Place of death	Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Position(s)	Halfback
College	Case Western
Championships won	1912 Ohio League Champs 1913 Ohio League Champs 1914 Ohio League Champs
Team(s) as a player
1912 1912 1913 1914 1914	Shelby Blues Elyria Athletics Akron Indians Youngstown Pros Akron Indians

Del Wertz
Shortstop
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 23, 1914 for the Buffalo Buffeds
Last MLB appearance
May 26, 1914 for the Buffalo Buffeds
Career statistics
Batting average	--
Home runs	0
RBI	0
Teams
Buffalo Buffeds (1914)

Dwight Lyman Moody "Del" Wertz (October 11, 1888 in Canton, Ohio - May 26, 1958 in Sarasota, Florida) was a right-handed baseball shortstop for the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League in 1914. He spent three games with the team, getting no at-bats. However, he did score a run, indicating that he was a pinch runner in at least one of the games in which he appeared. He played in one game in the field, making one putout at shortstop.^[1] He appeared in his final game on May 26, 1914 - exactly 44 years before his death in 1958.

Wertz was better known for his professional football career in the Ohio League, the direct predecessor to the modern National Football League. During his three seasons in the Ohio League, Wertz played for the Shelby Blues, Elyria Athletics, Akron Indians and Youngstown Pros. He earned league titles in 1914 with Elyria and with Akron in 1913 and 1914.

Prior to playing professionally, he attended Case Western Reserve University.

Following his death in 1958, he was interred at City Cemetery located in South Bend, Indiana.

References

1. ^ Stats

• PFRA Research. "Elyria Out of Nowhere: 1913". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association): 1–3. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Elyria_Out_Of_Nowhere.pdf. 
• PFRA Research. "Lets Play Two!: 1914". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association): 1–3. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Lets_Play_Two.pdf. 
• PFRA Research. "1914: Parratt Stays on Top". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association): 1–3. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Parratt_Stays_On_Top.pdf. 

Persondata
Name	Wertz, Del
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 11, 1888
Place of birth	Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death	May 26, 1958
Place of death	Sarasota, Florida, U.S.