New Walt Mortimer Logo Unveiled
Walt Mortimer has been with the Boston Park League for 65 years, from the league’s greatest player, to a star league administrator. And now his likeness has been recreated in an alternate Boston Park League logo.
The original article and photo used to create the logo is from a newspaper article from August 22, 1958 is below.
Walt Mortimer connects for a 2 run homer in the 8th inning of the final game of the championship series to lead the Charlestown Cardinals to a 5-2 victory over the McCormack Club of Dorchester. More than 8000 fans at Town Field witnessed Mortimer’s blast off pitcher Paul “Jig” Hunter making the Cardinals Champs in a hard fought series, 4 games to 2. Charlestown had beat St. Paul’s 3 out of 4 to reach the finals. In 10 post-season games, Mortimer hit .463 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI.
Walt would play 15 years in the Boston Park League (1954-1968) with a lifetime batting average over .400 and slugging over 100 home runs. Most agree that Walt Mortimer was the Park League’s”Greatest” hitter ever.
![Walt Mortimer Boston Park League logo](https://bostonparkleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/walt-mortimer-park-league-logo.jpg)
Walt Mortimer Boston Park League logo
![Walt Mortimer BPL article from 1958](https://bostonparkleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/walt-mortimer-article.jpg)
Walt Mortimer BPL article from 1958
![1958 Charlestown Cardinals Champions](https://bostonparkleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1958-charlestown-cardinals-champions.jpg)
1958 Charlestown Cardinals Champions
Way to go Unc. Well deserved.
Humble Walt never mentioned his stellar baseball career during the many conversations we had when I manned first base and Walt was umpiring at first base.
A logo in your likeness – Jerry West has nothing on you.. Way to go Walt.