Doc Gautreau

Doc Gautreau
Second baseman
Born: July 26, 1901(1901-07-26) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died: August 23, 1970(1970-08-23) (aged 69) Salt Lake City, Utah
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 22, 1925 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1928 for the Boston Braves
Career statistics
Batting average	.257
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	52
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1925) Boston Braves (1925–1928)

Walter Paul "Doc" Gautreau (July 26, 1901 — August 23, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. The native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was a second baseman during his playing days. Also nicknamed "Punk," he stood a diminutive 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) tall^[1] and weighed 129 pounds (59 kg), and threw and batted right-handed.

Gautreau attended The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the Crusaders went 92-8-1 during his tenure as the team's second baseman. He played his first year of professional baseball in 1925, making his debut in the Major Leagues that June as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics. After four games played and seven hitless at bats, his contract was sold to the Boston Braves of the National League in July. Gautreau's batting then picked up, as he hit .267 for the Braves that season, and won a job as a part-time player in 1926 and 1927. His tenure with the Braves was curtailed, however, when Boston obtained future Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Rogers Hornsby for the 1928 campaign. Gautreau spent most of that season in the Class A Eastern League and made his final Major League appearance at the end of September. All told, he appeared in 261 games over four big-league seasons (1925–1928), and batted .257 with 207 hits and 40 stolen bases.^[2]

After leaving the Majors, Gautreau became a regular with the Montreal Royals of the International League, playing with them for five seasons, including two as playing manager. After his career in uniform, he scouted for the Braves in both Boston and Milwaukee, as well as with the Los Angeles/California Angels. He died in Salt Lake City, Utah, at age 69.

References

1. ^ Holy Cross Athletics Hall of Fame page
2. ^ Baseball Reference

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Name	Gautreau, Doc
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 26, 1901
Place of birth	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of death	August 23, 1970
Place of death	Salt Lake City, Utah