Harry Meiggs Wolter (1884 - 1970)

Born 11 Jul 1884 in Monterey, California, United States

Husband of Irene May (Hogan) Wolter — married 20 Apr 1914 in Santa Clara, California, United States

Died 7 Jul 1970 at age 85 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States

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Biography

Harry Wolter is Notable.

Harry Wolter was a Californian.

Harry played baseball for the New York Highlanders/Yankees.

A native of Monterey, California, [Harry] was primarily an outfielder over parts of 7 seasons in the Major Leagues, spending the majority of his time with the New York Highlanders/Yankees. He started his professional career in 1905 with San Jose of the California State League, and the Seattle Siwashes of the Pacific Coast League.

Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from Fresno of the PCL in August of 1906, he would make his Major League debut on May 15, 1907, in a 5-2 loss to the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in New York City, New York. A little more than a month later, on June 17, 1907, his contract was purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates. After appearing in just 1 game, his contract was sold yet again, this time to the Cardinals, on July 4, 1907. Released after the season, he spent 1908 with the San Jose Prune Pickers, an independent league team situated in San Jose, California. It was from there that the Boston Red Sox took notice, signing him to a contract for the 1909 season. Used mostly as a utility player, he would bat just .240 with 2 homers and 10 RBI in 52 games. He would also make 11 appearances as a pitcher, hurling to a 4-4 record with a 3.51 ERA.

Selected by the New York Highlanders for the $1,500 waiver price on January 18, 1910, he would spend the next 4 seasons in New York, where he would be known for his good defense and strong arm. 1911 would be his best season overall, as he batted a career high .304 in 122 games. Waived out after the 1913 season, he would play for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League from 1914 to 1916, before making one last stop in the majors with the Chicago Cubs in 1917, with whom he appeared in 117 games total.

Returning to the PCL in 1918, he would spend the next two seasons playing for the Sacramento Solons before finishing his playing career in 1920, a season in which he split his time playing for Seattle, San Francisco and Salt Lake, all of the PCL. After his playing career officially ended, he became the head baseball coach for Stamford University, (a position he briefly held in 1916), from 1923 to 1949, and managed the Logan Collegians of the Utah-Idaho League in 1927, a team that featured future Major League star Dolph Camilli.

He passed away from heart disease at the age of 85. Over the course of his career, Harry Wolter accrued a .270 average with 12 homers and 167 RBI in 1907 at-bats. He also posted a 14-6 mark with a 3.75 ERA in 15 games as a pitcher.^[1]

In 1914 Harry married Irene May Hogan in California.^[2] He passed away in 1970 in California.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Biography by Frank Russo.
2. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48Q-NPM : 8 December 2017), Harry Meiggs Walter and Irene May Hogan, 20 Apr 1914; citing Santa Clara, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,468,523.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42709866/harry-meiggs-wolter: accessed 11 July 2023), memorial page for Harry Meiggs Wolter (11 Jul 1884–7 Jul 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42709866, citing Calvary-Sacred Heart Cemetery, Hollister, San Benito County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHD-WT3 : 26 November 2014), Harry M Wolter, 06 Jul 1970; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

See also:

• Harry Wolter Wikipedia Entry
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PR-VLK : accessed 31 October 2019), Harry Wolter in household of Manuel E Wolter, Monterey Township Monterey city, Monterey, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 4B, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,094.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9DT-5B6 : 6 January 2021), Harry Meigg Wolter, Palo Alto Judicial Township, Santa Clara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-43, sheet 4B, line 49, family 134, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 336.
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGL-H63H : Tue Jul 11 10:25:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Harry M Wolter and Irene M Wolter, 10 April 1950.