Wally Millies

Infobox MLB retired
name=Wally Millies
position=Catcher


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=October 18, 1906
deathdate=death date and age|1995|2|28|1906|10|18
debutdate= September 23
debutyear= 1934
debutteam= Brooklyn Dodgers
finaldate=May 21
finalyear=1941
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.243
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=65
teams=
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1934)
* Washington Senators (1936-1937)
* Philadelphia Phillies (1939-1941)
highlights=

Walter Louis Millies (born October 18, 1906 in Chicago, Illinois - died February 28, 1995 in Oak Lawn, Illinois) was a major league baseball player and scout and a minor league manager.

Millies was a catcher during six seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators, and Brooklyn Dodgers between by|1934 and by|1941. In 246 games, he compiled a .243 batting average with 65 RBI.

Millies had a long career as a minor league manager following his major league career including a stint as the skipper of the Kinston Eagles of the Coastal Plain League.

After his minor league managerial career, Millies was a scout for the New York Mets through the end of the 1970's.

During World War II, Millies served in the Navy.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/milliwa01.shtml BR page]
*cite book | author=Gaunt, Robert| title=We Would Have Played Forever: The Story of the Coastal Plain Baseball League | publisher=Baseball America, Inc. | year=1997 | id=ISBN 0-945-16402-5