Bill Walker (MLB)

Full Name: William Henry Walker	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175	First Game: September 13, 1927
Birthdate: October 7, 1903	Final Game: September 14, 1936
Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois	MLB Experience: 10 years
Died: June 14, 1966
Deathplace: East St. Louis, Illinois
Bat/Throw: Right/Left

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Born on October 7, 1903 in East St. Louis, Illinois, Bill Walker (William Henry Walker) played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 10 year career. Walker broke into the bigs on September 13, 1927 with the New York Giants, and put up a 4.72 ERA in 76.1 innings pitched in 1928, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Bill Walker's best season was 1931, when he posted a 2.26 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 121 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1927	NY	N	3	0	0	0	9.00	4	6	4	0	0	0	4	6	0	5	0	0
1928	NY	N	22	8	3	6	4.72	39	43	40	1	0	0	76.1	79	9	31	2	1
1929	NY	N	29	23	14	7	3.09	65	71	61	13	1	0	177.2	188	11	57	0	4
1930	NY	N	39	34	17	15	3.93	105	133	107	13	2	1	245.1	258	19	88	2	5
1931	NY	N	37	28	16	9	2.26	121	78	60	19	6	3	239.1	212	6	64	2	3
1932	NY	N	31	22	8	12	4.14	74	95	75	9	0	2	163	177	23	55	2	3
1933	STL	N	29	20	9	10	3.42	41	71	60	6	2	0	158	168	8	67	1	1
1934	STL	N	24	19	12	4	3.12	76	59	53	10	1	0	153	160	11	66	1	2
1935	STL	N	37	25	13	8	3.82	79	93	82	8	2	1	193.1	222	7	78	4	5
1936	STL	N	21	13	5	6	5.87	22	62	52	4	1	1	79.2	106	5	27	2	2
Total			272	192	97	77	3.59	626	711	594	83	15	8	1489.2	1576	99	538	16	26

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1927	NY	N	P	3	0	0	0	0	.000
1928	NY	N	P	22	0	17	1	0	.944
1929	NY	N	P	29	10	23	3	1	.917
1930	NY	N	P	39	10	44	4	1	.931
1931	NY	N	P	37	8	31	4	1	.907
1932	NY	N	P	31	10	39	2	1	.961
1933	STL	N	P	29	11	40	4	0	.927
1934	STL	N	P	24	8	23	1	2	.969
1935	STL	N	P	37	4	42	4	0	.920
1936	STL	N	P	21	3	23	1	1	.963
Total			P	272	64	282	24	7	.935

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1927	NY	N	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1928	NY	N	22	22	0	2	0	0	.091	.091	.091	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0
1929	NY	N	29	61	4	7	1	4	.115	.143	.164	0	0	2	21	0	7	1	0
1930	NY	N	40	86	4	16	2	11	.186	.186	.302	0	2	0	21	0	5	0	0
1931	NY	N	37	77	3	5	0	3	.065	.111	.065	0	0	4	22	0	3	0	0
1932	NY	N	31	52	1	7	0	2	.135	.167	.173	0	1	2	20	0	1	0	0
1933	STL	N	29	53	2	7	1	2	.132	.148	.189	0	0	1	16	0	3	0	3
1934	STL	N	24	54	4	5	0	1	.093	.109	.111	1	0	1	26	0	3	0	2
1935	STL	N	38	59	4	6	0	3	.102	.131	.119	1	0	2	21	0	7	0	1
1936	STL	N	22	25	2	7	0	0	.280	.333	.320	1	0	1	7	1	2	0	1
Total			275	489	24	62	4	26	.127	.151	.170	3	3	13	162	1	33	1	7

[edit] Transactions

Traded by New York Giants with Ethan Allen, Bob O'Farrell and Jim Mooney to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Gus Mancuso and Ray Starr (October 10, 1932).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Si Johnson (August 6, 1936).

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