In some ways, Walter Beall is the unluckiest Yankee ever. He was on the team right as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig started to turn the team into the most dominant force in the majors. Considering the natural talent he had, Beall easily could have been a regular on those late 20’s/early 30’s championship teams. Instead, his stint as a Yankee came right in between the glory years.
Born in Washington DC, Beall first appears in minor league stats pages in 1920 as a member of the Norfolk Mary Janes. A few years later, he ended up playing for the Rochester Tribe from 1923-24.