Walter Roy Bruner (February 10, 1917 – November 30, 1986) was a
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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. Standing at and , Bruner played for the
Philadelphia Phillies
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from 1939 to 1941. In 19 career games, he had a 0–7 record with a 5.74 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.
Bruner left baseball to serve in World War II.
He was a bomber pilot in the war and was shot down on at least one occasion. After the war he owned Bruner Aluminum Company, which manufactured storm windows until he closed the business at his retirement.
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1917 births
1986 deaths
Philadelphia Phillies players
Baseball players from Kentucky
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baltimore Orioles (International League) players
Rochester Red Wings players
Birmingham Barons players
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