Walter Beall

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Walter Beall

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caption=1926 New York Yankees
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=July 29, 1899
deathdate=death date and age|1959|1|28|1899|7|29
debutdate=September 3
debutyear=by|1924
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=June 12
finalyear=by|1929
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=W
stat1value=5
stat2label=L
stat2value=5
stat3label=ERA
stat3value=4.43
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|1924-by|1928)
*Washington Senators (by|1929)
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Walter Esau Beall (July 29, 1899 - January 28, 1959) was an American major league baseball player who played for the New York Yankees on several championship teams in the 1920s.

Born in Washington, D.C., Beall was a standout pitcher in the minor leagues [Citation |last=Matthews |first=Bob |title=Fired Saunders has lots of company |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/sports/columns/0713story1_columns.shtml |accessdate=2007-10-17] before his contract was sold by Rochester of the International League to the New York Yankees in August 1924 for $50,000.cite book |last=Neyer |first=Rob |authorlink=Rob Neyer |title=Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time |publisher=W.W. Norton & Company |date=2000 |pages=95-96 |isbn=0393320081] Beall was a member of the 1927 New York Yankees, a team often considered the greatest ever, [cite book |last=Stout |first=Glenn |authorlink=Glenn Stout |title=Yankees Century: 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Books |date=2002 |pages=115 |isbn=0618085270] [cite book |last=Mosedale |first=John |authorlink=John Mosedale |title=The Greatest of All: The 1927 New York Yankees |publisher=Dial Press |date=1974 |pages= |isbn=0803732155] though he only pitched one inning that year (May 30 against the Philadelphia Athletics).

Beall is remember as having one of the greatest curveballs in the history of baseball, though his lack of control prevented him from becoming a great pitcher. Teammate Babe Ruth noted that Beall possessed the "greatest curveball I ever saw." [cite book |last=James |first=Bill |authorlink=Bill James |title=The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers and Pitches |publisher=Simon and Schuster |date=2004 |pages=129 |isbn=0743261585] [cite book |last=Ruth |first=George Herman |authorlink=George Herman Ruth |title=Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |date=1992 |pages=86 |isbn=0803289391]

Beall died in Suitland, Maryland on January 28, 1959.

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/beallwa01.shtml Walter Beall at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=beallwa01 Walter Beall at Baseball Almanac]