Harry Walker
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[edit] Biography
Harry Walker (Harry William Walker) was born on October 22, 1916 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1940 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .314 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI. Walker played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Harry Walker's best season was 1947, when he hit for a .363 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | STL | N | 7 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .185 | .185 | .259 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | STL | N | 7 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .353 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | STL | N | 74 | 191 | 38 | 60 | 0 | 16 | .314 | .355 | .398 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1943 | STL | N | 148 | 564 | 76 | 166 | 2 | 53 | .294 | .341 | .376 | 28 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1946 | STL | N | 112 | 346 | 53 | 82 | 3 | 27 | .237 | .300 | .338 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 1947 | STL | N | 10 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .310 | .240 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | PHI | N | 130 | 488 | 79 | 181 | 1 | 41 | .371 | .443 | .500 | 28 | 16 | 59 | 37 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| 1947 | TOT | N | 140 | 513 | 81 | 186 | 1 | 41 | .363 | .436 | .487 | 29 | 16 | 63 | 39 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 1948 | PHI | N | 112 | 332 | 34 | 97 | 2 | 23 | .292 | .358 | .355 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | 86 | 314 | 53 | 100 | 1 | 23 | .318 | .385 | .389 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 1949 | CHI | N | 42 | 159 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 14 | .264 | .312 | .358 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949 | TOT | N | 128 | 473 | 73 | 142 | 2 | 37 | .300 | .361 | .378 | 21 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 1950 | STL | N | 60 | 150 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 7 | .207 | .292 | .240 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | STL | N | 8 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .357 | .346 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | STL | N | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .400 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 807 | 2651 | 385 | 786 | 10 | 214 | .296 | .358 | .383 | 126 | 37 | 245 | 175 | 7 | 78 | 42 | 0 | 32 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | STL | N | OF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | STL | N | OF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .875 |
| 1942 | STL | N | OF | 56 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .968 |
| 1942 | STL | N | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1943 | STL | N | OF | 144 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1943 | STL | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1946 | STL | N | 1B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1946 | STL | N | OF | 92 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1947 | STL | N | OF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .938 |
| 1947 | PHI | N | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1947 | PHI | N | OF | 127 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1947 | TOT | N | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | TOT | N | OF | 137 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1948 | PHI | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | PHI | N | OF | 81 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1948 | PHI | N | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | OF | 77 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1949 | CHI | N | OF | 39 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 |
| 1949 | TOT | N | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | TOT | N | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | TOT | N | OF | 116 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .959 |
| 1950 | STL | N | OF | 46 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1950 | STL | N | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | STL | N | OF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | STL | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | STL | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 1B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 | ||
| Total | OF | 691 | 0 | 0 | 1592 | 68 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .968 | ||
| Total | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | ||
| Total | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1937).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Freddy Schmidt to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ron Northey (May 3, 1947).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill Nicholson (October 4, 1948).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Peanuts Lowrey to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer (June 15, 1949).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Lou Klein and Ron Northey (December 14, 1949).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 20, 1955).
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