# Waddy MacPhee

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**Walter Scott "Waddy" MacPhee** (December 23, 1899 – January 20, 1980) was an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) player for [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball)'s [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)), and an American [football](/source/American_football) player for the [NFL](/source/NFL)'s [Providence Steam Rollers](/source/Providence_Steamrollers_(NFL)).

## Early years

Born in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn,_New_York), MacPhee attended [Erasmus Hall High School](/source/Erasmus_Hall_High_School), where he was class president, played football, and was captain of the baseball and [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) teams. He went on to play all three sports at [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University), and was captain of the Princeton baseball team as a senior in 1922.[1]

## Baseball career

Upon graduating from Princeton in 1922, MacPhee was signed by the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(baseball)) and [Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame) manager [John McGraw](/source/John_McGraw). MacPhee played in two games for the eventual [World Series](/source/1922_World_Series) champions during their [1922 season](/source/1922_New_York_Giants_season), his only two major league appearances. His first appearance came at third base on September 27 in the second game of a [doubleheader](/source/Doubleheader_(baseball)) against the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) at the [Polo Grounds](/source/Polo_Grounds). MacPhee recorded a hit and a walk in four plate appearances against Phillies pitcher [Jimmy Ring](/source/Jimmy_Ring), and scored the tying run in the Giants' 3–2 victory.[2] His second and final appearance came three days later in another back end of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, this time against the [Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)) and hurler [Garland Braxton](/source/Garland_Braxton). MacPhee again manned third base, and went 1–for–4 with a triple and a run scored in the Giants' 5–3 win.[3] In two major league games, MacPhee batted .286 with a walk and two runs scored, and committed one error in nine fielding chances.

In 1923, MacPhee played for the [Denver Bears](/source/Denver_Bears_(Western_League)) of the [Western League](/source/Western_League_(1900%E2%80%931958)), batting .280 with 182 hits. He spent 1924 and 1925 with the [Pittsfield Hillies](/source/Pittsfield_Hillies) of the [Eastern League](/source/Eastern_League_(1916)), and played for various teams in that league through 1928. In 1929, he played for the [Brockton Shoemakers](/source/Brockton_Shoemakers) of the [New England League](/source/New_England_League), and also played shortstop for [Falmouth](/source/Falmouth_Commodores) in the [Cape Cod Baseball League](/source/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League), helping lead the team to the league pennant.[4][5] He returned to Falmouth in 1930,[6][7] but switched to the league's [Osterville](/source/Hyannis_Harbor_Hawks) team mid-season.[8][9]

## Football career

A [multi-sport professional athlete](/source/List_of_multi-sport_athletes), MacPhee played in 10 games as a [running back](/source/Running_back) for the NFL's Providence Steam Rollers during their [1926 season](/source/1926_Providence_Steam_Roller_season) under head coach [Jim Laird](/source/Jim_Laird).

## Later years

MacPhee was married to Jennie Call, and served for three years in the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). He taught high school history for 40 years at [East Providence High School](/source/East_Providence_High_School), [Tome School](/source/Tome_School), and [Manlius School](/source/Manlius_School), from which he retired in 1968.[1] MacPhee died in [Charlotte, North Carolina](/source/Charlotte,_North_Carolina) in 1980 at age 80.

## References

1. ["Walter Scott MacPhee '22"](https://books.google.com/books?id=uRJbAAAAYAAJ&q=%22waddy+macphee%22&pg=RA15-PA21). *Princeton Alumni Weekly*. **80** (18): 21. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. May 19, 1980. [ISSN 0149-9270](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0149-9270). Retrieved May 6, 2020.

1. ["Philadelphia Phillies at New York Giants Box Score, September 27, 1922"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1192209272.shtml). baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

1. ["Boston Braves at New York Giants Box Score, September 30, 1922"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1192209302.shtml). baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

1. ["Falmouth Loses to Hyannis 10-3"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231126180728/http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/falmouth/sharedview.article.aspx?href=FEN/1929/08/22&id=Ar00600&sk=C8D8888A&viewMode=image). *Falmouth Enterprise*. August 22, 1929. p. 6. Archived from [the original](http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1929%2F08%2F22&id=Ar00600&sk=C8D8888A&viewMode=image) on November 26, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

1. ["League Pennant Comes to Falmouth"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231126180805/http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/falmouth/sharedview.article.aspx?href=FEN/1929/09/05&id=Ar00706&sk=A6CA6E16&viewMode=image). *Falmouth Enterprise*. September 5, 1929. p. 7. Archived from [the original](http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1929%2F09%2F05&id=Ar00706&sk=A6CA6E16&viewMode=image) on November 26, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

1. ["Win Double-Header"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231126180905/http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/falmouth/sharedview.article.aspx?href=FEN/1930/07/10&id=Ar01013&sk=27D14EB3&viewMode=image). *Falmouth Enterprise*. July 10, 1930. p. 10. Archived from [the original](http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1930%2F07%2F10&id=Ar01013&sk=27D14EB3&viewMode=image) on November 26, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

1. ["League Team Signs Men"](http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1930%2F06%2F19&id=Ar01100&sk=C3B01A21&viewMode=image). *Falmouth Enterprise*. June 19, 1930. p. 11.[dead link]

1. ["New Short Stop and Old Twirler on Local Diamond"](http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1930%2F07%2F31&id=Ar00302&sk=BB1C520B&viewMode=image). *Falmouth Enterprise*. July 31, 1930. p. 3.[dead link]

1. ["Cape Cod League"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231018023136/http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/falmouth/sharedview.article.aspx?href=FEN/1930/08/07&id=Ar01000&sk=33D2C623&viewMode=image). *Falmouth Enterprise*. August 7, 1930. p. 10. Archived from [the original](http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1930%2F08%2F07&id=Ar01000&sk=33D2C623&viewMode=image) on October 18, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

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