Walt Craddock

{{short description|American baseball player}}

{{For|the Welsh clergyman|Walter Cradock}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{No footnotes|date=November 2010}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Walt Craddock

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date|1932|3|25}}

|birth_place=Pax, West Virginia, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1980|7|6|1932|3|25}}

|death_place=Parma Heights, Ohio, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 3

|debutyear=1955

|debutteam=Kansas City Athletics

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 28

|finalyear=1958

|finalteam=Kansas City Athletics

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–7

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=6.49

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=39

|teams=

• Kansas City Athletics (1955–1956, 1958)

}}

Walter Anderson Craddock (March 25, 1932 – July 6, 1980) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander, born in Pax, West Virginia, appeared in 29 games for the Kansas City Athletics during the {{Baseball year|1955}}, {{Baseball year|1956}} and {{Baseball year|1958}} seasons. He was listed as {{convert|5|ft|11|in}} tall and {{convert|176|lb}}.

Craddock attended Syracuse University and signed with the Athletics in 1954. During his three MLB trials, which included five starting pitcher assignments, he lost all seven of his decisions, allowing 68 hits and 40 bases on balls in 61 innings pitched, with 39 strikeouts. In the minor leagues, however, Craddock won 18 games for the 1957 Buffalo Bisons, tied with Humberto Robinson as the International League's winningest pitcher, and was selected to the IL all-star team. He retired in 1960.