Fred Walker
[edit] Biography
Dixie Walker (Fred Walker) was born on September 24, 1910 in Villa Rica, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on April 28, 1931 for the New York Yankees. In 1933, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 15 home runs and 51 RBI. Walker played for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 18 year career.
Most people believe that Dixie Walker's best season was 1945, when he hit for a .300 average and knocked in 124 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1931
| NY
| A
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .300
| .500
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| 98
| 328
| 68
| 90
| 15
| 51
| .274
| .330
| .500
| 15
| 7
| 26
| 28
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| NY
| A
| 17
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .167
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| NY
| A
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .154
| .154
| .231
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| NY
| A
| 6
| 20
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 5
| .350
| .381
| .700
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 70
| 12
| 19
| 0
| 11
| .271
| .400
| .300
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| 32
| 90
| 15
| 26
| 1
| 16
| .289
| .396
| .389
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| CHI
| A
| 154
| 593
| 105
| 179
| 9
| 95
| .302
| .383
| .449
| 28
| 16
| 78
| 26
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| DET
| A
| 127
| 454
| 84
| 140
| 6
| 43
| .308
| .396
| .434
| 27
| 6
| 65
| 32
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| DET
| A
| 43
| 154
| 30
| 47
| 4
| 19
| .305
| .367
| .474
| 4
| 5
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| 61
| 225
| 27
| 63
| 2
| 38
| .280
| .339
| .369
| 6
| 4
| 20
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1939
| Total
|
| 104
| 379
| 57
| 110
| 6
| 57
| .290
| .350
| .412
| 10
| 9
| 35
| 18
| 0
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 11
|
| 1940
| BRO
| N
| 143
| 556
| 75
| 171
| 6
| 66
| .308
| .357
| .435
| 37
| 8
| 42
| 21
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
| 1941
| BRO
| N
| 148
| 531
| 88
| 165
| 9
| 71
| .311
| .391
| .452
| 32
| 8
| 70
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 6
|
| 1942
| BRO
| N
| 118
| 393
| 57
| 114
| 6
| 54
| .290
| .367
| .412
| 28
| 1
| 47
| 15
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1943
| BRO
| N
| 138
| 540
| 83
| 163
| 5
| 71
| .302
| .363
| .411
| 32
| 6
| 49
| 24
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 10
|
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| 147
| 535
| 77
| 191
| 13
| 91
| .357
| .434
| .529
| 37
| 8
| 72
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 6
|
| 1945
| BRO
| N
| 154
| 607
| 102
| 182
| 8
| 124
| .300
| .381
| .438
| 42
| 9
| 75
| 16
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 10
|
| 1946
| BRO
| N
| 150
| 576
| 80
| 184
| 9
| 116
| .319
| .391
| .448
| 29
| 9
| 67
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 9
|
| 1947
| BRO
| N
| 148
| 529
| 77
| 162
| 9
| 94
| .306
| .415
| .427
| 31
| 3
| 97
| 26
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 9
|
| 1948
| PIT
| N
| 129
| 408
| 39
| 129
| 2
| 54
| .316
| .393
| .392
| 19
| 3
| 52
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| 88
| 181
| 26
| 51
| 1
| 18
| .282
| .372
| .331
| 4
| 1
| 26
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1424
| 5081
| 731
| 1575
| 70
| 797
| .310
| .386
| .433
| 297
| 60
| 617
| 214
| 13
| 57
| 45
| 0
| 76
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 481
| 1659
| 306
| 489
| 35
| 226
| .295
| .372
| .449
| 79
| 36
| 200
| 111
| 3
| 36
| 14
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 1905
| 6740
| 1037
| 2064
| 105
| 1023
| .306
| .383
| .437
| 376
| 96
| 817
| 325
| 16
| 93
| 59
| 0
| 81
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1931
| NY
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| OF
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 194
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1934
| NY
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1935
| NY
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1936
| NY
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1936
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1937
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 270
| 10
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1938
| DET
| A
| OF
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1939
| DET
| A
| OF
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 93
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 5
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1939
| Total
|
| OF
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 237
| 9
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1939
| Total
|
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1940
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 360
| 6
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1941
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 309
| 19
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1942
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 207
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1943
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 262
| 20
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 260
| 17
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1945
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 346
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1946
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 237
| 15
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1947
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 261
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1948
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1736
| 0
| 0
| 3455
| 154
| 103
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from New York Yankees (May 1, 1936).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Vern Kennedy and Tony Piet to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Marv Owen, Mike Tresh and Gee Walker (December 2, 1937).
- Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Dodgers from Detroit Tigers (July 24, 1939).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Hal Gregg and Vic Lombardi to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Preacher Roe, Billy Cox and Gene Mauch (December 8, 1947).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 1, 1949).
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