Tacks Latimer

Infobox MLB retired
name=Tacks Latimer
position=Catcher


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=November 30, 1877
deathdate=death date and age|1936|4|24|1877|11|30
debutdate= October 1
debutyear= 1898
debutteam= New York Giants
finaldate=September 8
finalyear=1902
finalteam=Brooklyn Superbas
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.221
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=7
teams=
* New York Giants (1898)
* Louisville Colonels (1899)
* Pittsburgh Pirates (1900)
* Baltimore Orioles (1901)
* Brooklyn Superbas (1902)
highlights=

Clifford Wesley "Tacks" Latimer (November 30, 1877 in Loveland, Ohio – April 24, 1936 in Loveland) was a professional baseball player who played catcher from 1898–1902.

After his playing career ended Latimer became a police officer with the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1924 he was involved in a dispute with another police officer and shot him four times in the back. Latimer was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.. [ [http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1119&pid=8002 BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project. ] at bioproj.sabr.org] He was eventually pardoned in 1930 for his heroism during a prison riot.

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External links

*baseball-reference|id=l/latimta01
* [http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1119&pid=8002 SABR biography]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=latimta01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tacks_Latimer Bullpen wiki page]