Roscoe Albert "Wattie" Holm (December 28, 1901 - May 19, 1950) was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 player. Holm played for the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

 in his seven year career. he played from to , missing the and seasons. Holm was also a member of the Cardinals first World Series in 1926

1926 World Series

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. He batted and threw right-handed.

Holm was born in Peterson, Iowa

Peterson, Iowa

Peterson is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States. The population was 334 in the 2010 census, a decline from 372 in the 2000 census. -History:...

 and died in Everly, Iowa

Everly, Iowa

Everly is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States. The population was 603 in the 2010 census, a decline from 647 in the 2000 census. The Ocheyedan River flows to the south and west of the city.-Geography:...

. He committed suicide

Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...

by shooting himself, after shooting his wife, in 1950.

External links

• Baseball-Reference page
• Baseball-Suicides