Harry Walker

Full Name: Harry William Walker	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/175	First Game: September 25, 1940
Birthdate: October 22, 1916	Final Game: August 19, 1955
Birthplace: Pascagoula, Mississippi	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: August 8, 1999
Deathplace: Birmingham, Alabama
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Harry Walker (Harry William Walker) was born on October 22, 1916 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1940 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .314 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI. Walker played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Harry Walker's best season was 1947, when he hit for a .363 average.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1940	STL	N	7	27	2	5	0	6	.185	.185	.259	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
1941	STL	N	7	15	3	4	0	1	.267	.353	.333	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
1942	STL	N	74	191	38	60	0	16	.314	.355	.398	12	2	11	14	1	6	2	1
1943	STL	N	148	564	76	166	2	53	.294	.341	.376	28	6	40	24	0	36	5	5
1946	STL	N	112	346	53	82	3	27	.237	.300	.338	14	6	30	29	1	8	12	3
1947	STL	N	10	25	2	5	0	0	.200	.310	.240	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	1
1947	PHI	N	130	488	79	181	1	41	.371	.443	.500	28	16	59	37	4	18	13	9
1947	TOT	N	140	513	81	186	1	41	.363	.436	.487	29	16	63	39	4	18	13	10
1948	PHI	N	112	332	34	97	2	23	.292	.358	.355	11	2	33	30	1	2	4	3
1949	CIN	N	86	314	53	100	1	23	.318	.385	.389	15	2	34	17	0	5	4	6
1949	CHI	N	42	159	20	42	1	14	.264	.312	.358	6	3	11	6	0	2	2	2
1949	TOT	N	128	473	73	142	2	37	.300	.361	.378	21	5	45	23	0	7	6	8
1950	STL	N	60	150	17	31	0	7	.207	.292	.240	5	0	18	12	0	0	0	2
1951	STL	N	8	26	6	8	0	2	.308	.357	.346	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
1955	STL	N	11	14	2	5	0	1	.357	.400	.500	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total			807	2651	385	786	10	214	.296	.358	.383	126	37	245	175	7	78	42	32

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1940	STL	N	OF	7	21	2	0	0	1.000
1941	STL	N	OF	5	7	0	1	0	.875
1942	STL	N	OF	56	115	6	4	0	.968
1942	STL	N	2B	2	1	0	0	0	1.000
1943	STL	N	OF	144	321	14	12	4	.965
1943	STL	N	2B	1	1	0	1	0	.500
1946	STL	N	1B	8	58	4	1	3	.984
1946	STL	N	OF	92	215	11	6	2	.974
1947	STL	N	OF	10	15	0	1	0	.938
1947	PHI	N	1B	4	18	0	0	2	1.000
1947	PHI	N	OF	127	350	15	13	2	.966
1947	TOT	N	CF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1947	TOT	N	OF	137	365	15	14	2	.964
1948	PHI	N	3B	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
1948	PHI	N	OF	81	198	6	4	1	.981
1948	PHI	N	1B	4	22	1	0	1	1.000
1949	CIN	N	1B	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1949	CIN	N	OF	77	177	7	7	1	.963
1949	CHI	N	OF	39	69	3	4	0	.947
1949	TOT	N	RF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1949	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1949	TOT	N	OF	116	246	10	11	1	.959
1950	STL	N	OF	46	92	3	3	0	.969
1950	STL	N	1B	2	10	0	0	1	1.000
1951	STL	N	OF	6	10	0	0	0	1.000
1951	STL	N	1B	1	10	1	0	2	1.000
1955	STL	N	OF	1	2	1	0	1	1.000
Total			1B	20	118	6	1	9	.992
Total			OF	691	1592	68	55	11	.968
Total			2B	3	2	0	1	0	.667
Total			3B	1	0	1	0	0	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1937).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Freddy Schmidt to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ron Northey (May 3, 1947).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill Nicholson (October 4, 1948).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Peanuts Lowrey to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer (June 15, 1949).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Lou Klein and Ron Northey (December 14, 1949).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 20, 1955).

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