Walt Hriniak
Baseball
Hriniak was a three-sport star at Natick High School where he was a first-team All-State selection in all three sports: as quarterback in football, center in hockey, and shortstop in baseball. He was also voted the outstanding hockey player in eastern Massachusetts and some speculated that he could have pursued a career in professional hockey.[citation needed] Instead, he chose baseball and signed a $75,000 bonus contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1961.\n', '
Initially a shortstop in the pros, Hriniak batted over .300 in each of his first two professional seasons, but in 1964, while playing for the Austin Senators in the Double-A Texas League, he was seriously injured in a car accident that took the life of a teammate (pitcher Jerry Hummitzsch) and was on the disabled list for nearly three months.\n', '
It would take Hriniak almost four seasons to regain his batting stroke. By then…
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