Walter Henry "Wally" Kopf (July 10, 1899 – April 30, 1979) was a German American professional baseball player whose career spanned two seasons, which included one in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Giants (1921).
 He played only two games, making his debut on October 1, 1921 and his final appearance the next day.
 In those games, he played third base, compiling one hit in three at bats.
 In 1922, he played in the minor leagues with the Oakland Oaks, Reading Aces, and the Newark Bears.
 Before pro-baseball, Kopf attended Dartmouth College (1919–21).
 He served in World War I.
 After his baseball career was over, he moved to Cincinnati where he worked as a building contractor.
 He was the younger brother of professional baseball player Larry Kopf.
Patrick Henry Friel (June 11, 1860 – January 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player from the early 1880s to the mid-1890s.
 Friel was born in Lewisburg, West Virginia, and his brother Bill Friel was also a professional baseball player.
 He began his minor league baseball career in 1883, and continued through the end of the 1896 season.
 During that timespan, he played for the notable minor league team, London Tecumsehs and two Major League Baseball teams, the Syracuse Stars in 1890 , and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1891 .
 Friel died at the age of 63 in Providence, Rhode Island, and is interred at St. Francis Cemetery in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Ralph W. 'Bud' Leavitt Jr. (1917–1994) was a Maine newspaperman who was executive sports editor of "The Bangor Daily News", and a longtime outdoor columnist recognized statewide.
 In addition to his writing, Leavitt hosted one of Maine's earliest television shows, which was devoted to fishing, hunting and the out-of-doors.
 Leavitt's stature within the state was such that columnist Roy Blount Jr. wrote of the Maine sportswriter that he "fishes with Ted Williams and Red Smith – or, rather, they trout-fish with him."
 An early conservationist and son of a paper mill union leader, Leavitt urged the state of Maine to acquire lands for public use; one such preserve is today named for the sportswriter and television personality.
Leavitt Leo "Bud" Daley (born October 7, 1932), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1955–1964.
John W. "Bud" Fowler (March 16, 1858 – February 26, 1913) was an African-American baseball player, field manager, and club organizer.
 He is the earliest known African-American player in organized professional baseball; that is, the major leagues and affiliated minor leagues.
 He played more seasons and more games in organized baseball than any African American until Jackie Robinson played his 11th season in 1956 .
D'Vontrey D'Wayne Richardson is an American professional baseball player playing for the Somerset Patriots in the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball league.
 Richardson spent the first five years of his professional baseball career in the Milwaukee Brewers minor league baseball system but was released by the team on April 2, 2015.
 He then signed with the Laredo Lemurs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball league on April 14, 2015.
 Richardson was acquired by New Jersey in August 2015.
Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager.
 He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career as a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960, only interrupted by service time during World War II and the Korean War.
 Nicknamed "The Kid", "The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "The Thumper", and "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived", Williams is regarded as one of the greatest players in baseball history.
 Williams was also an outstanding fielder, especially in the difficult left field of Fenway Park in Boston, where he played his entire Major League career at that position.
Frank Joseph Torre (December 30, 1931 – September 13, 2014) was an American professional baseball player.
 He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman.
 Torre, who batted and threw left-handed, played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956–60) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962–63).
 He was the older brother of Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Torre, himself a former Major League Baseball player and longtime manager.
Theodore Roosevelt "Double Duty" Radcliffe (July 7, 1902 – 11, 2005(2005--) (aged 103 ) ) was a professional baseball player in the Negro leagues.
 He is one of only a handful of professional baseball players who lived past their 100th birthdays.
 Playing for more than 30 teams, Radcliffe, according to one biographer, had more than 4,000 hits and 400 home runs, won about 500 games and had 4,000 strike-outs.
 He played as a pitcher and a catcher, became a manager, and in his old age became a popular ambassador for the game.
 At his death he was thought to be the oldest living professional baseball player, but it was later discovered that Silas Simmons was born seven years earlier in 1895.
Peter Edward "PJ" Rose Jr. (born November 16, 1969) is the manager of the Wichita Wingnuts in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and former professional baseball player.
 The son of Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose, Rose Jr. played in the minor leagues most of his career except for a brief stint in for the Cincinnati Reds.
 He was released September 14, 2009, by the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
 In 2011, he joined the White Sox coaching staff and became the manager of their Appalachian League (rookie league) affiliate in Bristol.
 In 2012, he moved up to the Pioneer League with the affiliate in Great Falls, Montana.
 After one season, he advanced to the lower-A South Atlantic League team in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Question: What American professional baseball player and manager was said to have fished with Ralph W. 'Bud' Leavitt Jr., by columnist Roy Blount Jr.?
Answer: Ted Williams