In Baltimore, Phillies’ starting catcher Walt Lerian dies from injuries sustained when a runaway truck pins him against a brick wall for hours before his extraction. Minutes before the collision, the 24 year-old backstop, known as Peck, had attended mass at St. Martin’s Catholic church.

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On October 22, 1929 — In Baltimore, Phillies’ starting catcher Walt Lerian dies from injuries sustained when a runaway truck pins him against a brick wall for hours before his extraction. Minutes before the collision, the 24 year-old backstop, known as Peck, had attended mass at St. Martin’s Catholic church.

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