Walter Plock

{{Short description|American baseball player (1869–1900)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Walter Plock

|position=Center fielder

|image=Walter Plock.jpg

|bats=Unknown

|throws=Unknown

|birth_date={{birth date|1869|7|2}}

|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

|death_date={{death date and age|mf=yes|1900|4|28|1869|7|2}}

|death_place=Richmond, Virginia, US

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= August 21

|debutyear= 1891

|debutteam= Philadelphia Phillies

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate= August 22

|finalyear= 1891

|finalteam= Philadelphia Phillies

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.400

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=RBIs

|stat3value=0

|teams=

• Philadelphia Phillies ({{baseball year|1891}})

|highlights=

}}

Walter S. Plock (July 2, 1869 – April 28, 1900) was an American professional baseball player, who appeared in two games for the 1891 Philadelphia Phillies.{{cite web|title=Walter Plock|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Pplocw101.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|accessdate=27 September 2010}} In six at bats, he collected two hits, and scored two runs. In addition to his short stint as a Major League Baseball player, he played in six minor league seasons.{{cite web|title=Walter Plock|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=plock-001wal|work=baseball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=27 September 2010}} Plock was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died at the age of 30 in Richmond, Virginia of a bridge accident.{{cite web|title=Accidents|url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/accidents.html|work=thedeadballera.com|publisher=TheDeadBallEra|accessdate=27 September 2010}}