Walt Dickson
American baseball player (1878–1918)
Walter Raleigh Dickson (December 3, 1878 – December 9, 1918), nicknamed "Hickory", was an American Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1910-1915. Dickson played for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Rebels, and New York Giants.
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