Doc Gautreau
Walter Paul "Doc" Gautreau (July 26, 1901 – August 23, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. The native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was a second baseman during his playing days who stood a diminutive  tall and weighed . He threw and batted right-handed. Gautreau attended The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the Crusaders went 92-8-1 during his tenure as the team's second baseman. He played his first year of professional baseball in , making his debut in the Major Leagues that June as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics. After four games played and seven hitless at bats, his contract was sold to the Boston Braves of the National League in July. Gautreau's batting then picked up, as he hit .267 for the Braves that season, and won a job as a part-time player in  and . His tenure with the Braves was curtailed, however, when Boston obtained future Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Rogers Hornsby for the 1928 campaign. Gautreau spent most of that season in the Class A Eastern League and made his final Major League appearance at the end of September. All told, he appeared in 261 games over four big-league seasons (1925–1928), and batted .257 with 207 hits and 40 stolen bases. Upon leaving the Majors, Gautreau became a regular with the Montreal Royals of the International League, playing with them for five seasons, including two as playing manager. After his career in uniform, he scouted for the Braves in both Boston and Milwaukee, as well as with the Los Angeles/California Angels. He died in Salt Lake City, Utah, at age 69. References

1901 births
1970 deaths
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