Howard Cornelius Wall (December 1854 – March 15, 1909) was an American

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who played in one game for the 1873

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of the National Association. At 18, Wall was the fourth-youngest player in the National Association. He played his lone game on September 13, and collected one

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in three

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s for a .333

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. Wall died at the age of 54 in his hometown of

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, and is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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1854 births 1909 deaths Washington Blue Legs players Major League Baseball shortstops Baseball players from Washington, D.C. 19th-century baseball players Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) {{US-baseball-shortstop-stub