Gee Walker
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[edit] Biography
Gee Walker (Gerald Holmes Walker) was born on March 19, 1908 in Gulfport, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1931 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1931, his rookie year, he hit .296 with 1 home run and 28 RBI. Walker played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Gee Walker's best season was 1937, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .335 average and knocked in 113 runs.
[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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | DET | A | 59 | 189 | 20 | 56 | 1 | 28 | .296 | .345 | .423 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | DET | A | 127 | 480 | 71 | 155 | 8 | 78 | .323 | .345 | .465 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | DET | A | 127 | 483 | 68 | 135 | 9 | 64 | .280 | .304 | .424 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | DET | A | 98 | 347 | 54 | 104 | 6 | 39 | .300 | .340 | .418 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | DET | A | 98 | 362 | 52 | 109 | 7 | 53 | .301 | .329 | .453 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | DET | A | 134 | 550 | 105 | 194 | 12 | 93 | .353 | .387 | .536 | 55 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | DET | A | 151 | 635 | 105 | 213 | 18 | 113 | .335 | .380 | .499 | 42 | 4 | 41 | 74 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | CHI | A | 120 | 442 | 69 | 135 | 16 | 87 | .305 | .360 | .493 | 23 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | CHI | A | 149 | 598 | 95 | 174 | 13 | 111 | .291 | .330 | .443 | 30 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| 1940 | WAS | A | 140 | 595 | 87 | 175 | 13 | 96 | .294 | .325 | .432 | 29 | 7 | 24 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| 1941 | CLE | A | 121 | 445 | 56 | 126 | 6 | 48 | .283 | .313 | .431 | 26 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 1942 | CIN | N | 119 | 422 | 40 | 97 | 5 | 50 | .230 | .290 | .322 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 1943 | CIN | N | 114 | 429 | 48 | 105 | 3 | 54 | .245 | .270 | .329 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 1944 | CIN | N | 121 | 478 | 56 | 133 | 5 | 62 | .278 | .318 | .366 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 1945 | CIN | N | 106 | 316 | 28 | 80 | 2 | 21 | .253 | .289 | .320 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | NL | 460 | 1645 | 172 | 415 | 15 | 187 | .252 | .293 | .336 | 75 | 9 | 82 | 168 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 39 | |
| Total | AL | 1324 | 5126 | 782 | 1576 | 109 | 810 | .307 | .343 | .461 | 324 | 67 | 248 | 432 | 31 | 56 | 191 | 0 | 43 | |
| Total | 1784 | 6771 | 954 | 1991 | 124 | 997 | .294 | .331 | .430 | 399 | 76 | 330 | 600 | 44 | 66 | 223 | 0 | 82 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | DET | A | OF | 44 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .953 |
| 1932 | DET | A | OF | 116 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .949 |
| 1933 | DET | A | OF | 113 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .942 |
| 1934 | DET | A | OF | 80 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 |
| 1935 | DET | A | OF | 85 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .954 |
| 1936 | DET | A | OF | 125 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .948 |
| 1937 | DET | A | OF | 151 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .956 |
| 1938 | CHI | A | OF | 107 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| 1939 | CHI | A | OF | 147 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1940 | WAS | A | OF | 140 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1941 | CLE | A | OF | 105 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1942 | CIN | N | OF | 110 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1943 | CIN | N | OF | 106 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1944 | CIN | N | OF | 117 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1945 | CIN | N | OF | 67 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1945 | CIN | N | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .778 |
| Total | OF | 1613 | 0 | 0 | 3661 | 112 | 154 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .961 | ||
| Total | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .778 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Marv Owen and Mike Tresh to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet and Dixie Walker (December 2, 1937).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Washington Senators in exchange for Taffy Wright and Pete Appleton (December 8, 1939).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Doc Cramer (December 12, 1940).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Gene Desautels and Jim Bagby to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Frankie Pytlak, Odell Hale and Joe Dobson (December 12, 1940).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds (March 26, 1942).
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