Walt Chipple

Walter John Chipple (born Walter John Chlipala; September 26, 1918 – June 8, 1988) was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Washington Senators in 1945.

Chipple was born in Utica, New York but raised in Black Rock, Buffalo. He attended school via the Church of the Assumption and at McKinley Vocational High School before dropping out to enter the workforce upon the death of his father.^[1] After working his way through the minor leagues to the Washington Senators in 1945, he was drafted to serve in World War II with the United States Navy. He spent only two months in the Navy and was stationed at Naval Training Station Sampson.^[2] After receiving a medical discharge due to an ankle injury, he returned to the United States and resumed playing in the minors.^[1] During his playing career, he worked as a shipping clerk.^[2] After his playing days ended, he continued to manage in the minors. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus chapter affiliated with a church in Kenmore, New York at the time of his death.^[1]

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet