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Rube Walker

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Full Name: Albert Bluford Walker Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175 First Game: April 20, 1948
Birthdate: May 16, 1926 Final Game: June 15, 1958
Birthplace: Lenoir, North Carolina MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: December 12, 1992
Deathplace: Morganton, North Carolina
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Rube Walker (Albert Bluford Walker) was born on May 16, 1926 in Lenoir, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1948 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 5 home runs and 26 RBI. Walker played for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Rube Walker's best season was 1948, when he hit for a .275 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1948 CHI N 79 171 17 47 5 26 .275 .371 .409 8 0 24 17 2 0 0 0 8
1949 CHI N 56 172 11 42 3 22 .244 .282 .331 4 1 9 18 0 0 0 0 4
1950 CHI N 74 213 19 49 6 16 .230 .290 .357 7 1 18 34 0 0 0 0 3
1951 CHI N 37 107 9 25 2 5 .234 .311 .327 4 0 12 13 0 0 0 0 4
1951 BRO N 36 74 6 18 2 9 .243 .300 .378 4 0 6 14 0 1 0 0 3
1951 TOT N 73 181 15 43 4 14 .238 .307 .348 8 0 18 27 0 1 0 0 7
1952 BRO N 46 139 9 36 1 19 .259 .304 .338 8 0 8 17 1 2 0 0 3
1953 BRO N 43 95 5 23 3 9 .242 .301 .400 6 0 7 11 1 0 0 0 1
1954 BRO N 50 155 12 28 5 23 .181 .291 .323 7 0 24 17 1 1 0 6 5
1955 BRO N 48 103 6 26 2 13 .252 .342 .359 5 0 15 11 0 0 1 4 8
1956 BRO N 54 146 5 31 3 20 .212 .245 .329 6 1 7 18 0 1 0 2 3
1957 BRO N 60 166 12 30 2 23 .181 .243 .265 8 0 15 33 0 2 2 4 7
1958 LA N 25 44 3 5 1 7 .114 .200 .227 2 0 5 10 0 0 0 2 2
Total 608 1585 114 360 35 192 .227 .294 .341 69 3 150 213 5 7 3 18 51

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1948 CHI N C 44 0 0 178 22 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 .980
1949 CHI N C 43 0 0 166 23 7 2 0 6 0 0 0 .964
1950 CHI N C 62 0 0 240 34 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 .975
1951 CHI N C 31 0 0 111 15 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1951 BRO N C 23 0 0 62 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1951 TOT N C 54 0 0 173 23 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1952 BRO N C 40 0 0 217 16 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .987
1953 BRO N C 28 0 0 120 12 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .978
1954 BRO N C 46 46 404 259 19 1 4 0 0 8 10 0 .996
1955 BRO N C 35 0 0 147 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1956 BRO N C 43 0 0 184 20 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 .986
1957 BRO N C 50 42 390.2 230 20 2 3 0 0 10 15 0 .992
1958 LA N C 20 12 116 62 5 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 .985
Total C 465 100 910.2 1976 204 39 32 0 20 20 28 0 .982

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1944).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs with Johnny Schmitz, Andy Pafko and Wayne Terwilliger to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten, Eddie Miksis and Gene Hermanski (June 15, 1951).
  • Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 23, 1958).

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