Walton Edwin Cruise (May 6, 1890 – January 6, 1975), born in

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, was an

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for the

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(1914, 1916–1919) and Boston Braves (1919–1924). In 10 seasons, he played in 736 games and had 2,321 at bats, 293 runs, 644 hits, 83 doubles, 39 triples, 30 home runs, 272 RBI, 49 stolen bases, 238 walks, a .277 batting average, a .348 on-base percentage, a .386 slugging percentage, 895 total bases, and 79 sacrifice hits. He died in

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, at the age of 84.

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