Luke Walker

Full Name: James Luke Walker	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/190	First Game: September 7, 1965
Birthdate: September 2, 1943	Final Game: October 1, 1974
Birthplace: DeKalb, Texas	MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on September 2, 1943 in DeKalb, Texas, Luke Walker (James Luke Walker) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 9 year career. Walker broke into the bigs on September 7, 1965 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 2.04 ERA in 61.2 innings pitched in 1968, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Luke Walker's best season was 1970, when he posted a 3.04 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 124 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1965	PIT	N	2	0	0	0	.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	1	0
1966	PIT	N	10	1	0	1	4.50	7	9	5	0	0	0	10	8	0	15	2	2	1
1968	PIT	N	39	2	0	3	2.04	66	18	14	0	0	3	61.2	42	1	39	0	5	1
1969	PIT	N	31	15	4	6	3.64	96	51	48	3	1	0	118.2	98	5	57	3	6	2
1970	PIT	N	42	19	15	6	3.04	124	56	55	5	3	3	163	129	6	89	8	6	1
1971	PIT	N	28	24	10	8	3.55	86	69	63	4	2	0	159.2	157	9	53	2	5	2
1972	PIT	N	26	12	4	6	3.40	48	41	35	2	0	2	92.2	98	4	34	4	2	0
1973	PIT	N	37	18	7	12	4.65	74	75	63	2	1	1	122	129	9	66	8	8	1
1974	DET	A	28	9	5	5	4.99	52	56	51	0	0	0	92	100	9	54	1	6	2
Total	NL		215	91	40	42	3.48	506	319	283	16	7	9	732.2	663	34	354	27	35	8
Total	AL		28	9	5	5	4.99	52	56	51	0	0	0	92	100	9	54	1	6	2
Total			243	100	45	47	3.65	558	375	334	16	7	9	824.2	763	43	408	28	41	10

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1965	PIT	N	P	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	PIT	N	P	10	1	10	1	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	.667
1968	PIT	N	P	39	2	62.1	3	12	0	0	0	3	4	1	1.000
1969	PIT	N	P	31	15	118.2	2	24	2	0	1	11	1	0	.929
1970	PIT	N	P	42	19	163	3	24	1	3	1	7	4	1	.964
1971	PIT	N	P	28	24	159.2	3	18	1	3	4	4	3	0	.955
1972	PIT	N	P	26	12	92.2	3	13	3	3	0	1	2	0	.842
1973	PIT	N	P	37	18	122	4	16	2	1	0	9	2	1	.909
1974	DET	A	P	28	9	92	6	11	1	0	2	11	5	0	.944
Total			P	243	100	825.1	25	120	11	10	9	49	21	3	.929

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	BB	SO	SH	GDP
1965	PIT	N	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1966	PIT	N	10	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	2	0	0
1968	PIT	N	39	8	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	4	1	1
1969	PIT	N	31	32	3	0	1	.000	.059	.000	2	19	3	0
1970	PIT	N	42	46	0	6	5	.130	.184	.130	3	26	8	0
1971	PIT	N	28	46	1	1	0	.022	.135	.022	6	30	2	0
1972	PIT	N	26	24	0	2	0	.083	.120	.083	1	12	1	0
1973	PIT	N	37	30	0	2	1	.067	.067	.067	0	14	3	0
1974	DET	A	28	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		215	188	4	11	7	.059	.115	.059	12	107	18	1
Total	AL		28	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
Total			243	188	4	11	7	.059	.115	.059	12	107	18	1

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1963).
Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Boston Red Sox in the first-year minor league draft (December 2, 1963).
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Detroit Tigers (December 5, 1973).
Released by Detroit Tigers (April 6, 1975).

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World Series Champion: 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates

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