Red Torphy
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Walter Anthony "Red" Torphy (November 6, 1891-February 11, 1980) was a professional baseball
player. He appeared in three games in Major League Baseball
at first base
for the 1920 Boston Braves.
Torphy had an extensive career in minor league baseball
, playing seventeen seasons. His professional career began in 1913 with the Worcester Busters of the New England League
, and ended in 1929 with the Brockton Shoemakers in the same league.
Torphy was born in Fall River, Massachusetts
and died there in 1980.
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
player. He appeared in three games in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
at first base
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
for the 1920 Boston Braves.
Torphy had an extensive career in minor league baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
, playing seventeen seasons. His professional career began in 1913 with the Worcester Busters of the New England League
New England League
The New England League was a mid-level league in American minor league baseball that played sporadically in five of the six New England states between 1886 and 1949. After 1901, it existed in the shadow of two Major League Baseball clubs in Boston and alongside stronger, higher-classification...
, and ended in 1929 with the Brockton Shoemakers in the same league.
Torphy was born in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
and died there in 1980.