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American baseball player (1903-1966)

Baseball player
Bill Walker
Pitcher
Born: (1903-10-07)October 7, 1903
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Died: June 14, 1966(1966-06-14) (aged 62)
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Left
MLB debut
September 13, 1927, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 14, 1936, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record97–77
Earned run average3.59
Strikeouts626
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

William Henry Walker (October 7, 1903 – June 14, 1966) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1927–1936) with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He was the National League ERA champion twice (1929 and 1931) with New York. For his career, Walker compiled a 97–77 record in 272 appearances with a 3.59 ERA and 626 strikeouts.

Walker was born and later died in East St. Louis, Illinois, on June 14, 1966, at the age of 62. He is buried in Belleville, Illinois.

See also

References

  1. ^ Wolf, Gregory H. "Bill Walker". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. "Bill Walker". retrosheet.org. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

External links

St. Louis Cardinals 1934 World Series champions
1 Pepper Martin
2 Leo Durocher
3 Frankie Frisch
4 Chick Fullis
5 Ernie Orsatti
6 Jack Rothrock
7 Joe Medwick
8 Spud Davis
9 Bill DeLancey
10 Dazzy Vance
11 Pat Crawford
12 Ripper Collins
14 Burgess Whitehead
15 Tex Carleton
16 Jesse Haines
17 Dizzy Dean (NL MVP)
18 Bill Walker
21 Daffy Dean
22 Bill Hallahan
27 Francis Healy
28 Jim Mooney
Manager
3 Frankie Frisch
Coaches
25 Mike González
26 Buzzy Wares
Regular season
National League season ERA leaders
New York / San Francisco Giants Opening Day starting pitchers


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