Rube Walker
[edit] Biography
Rube Walker (Albert Bluford Walker) was born on May 16, 1926 in Lenoir, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1948 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 5 home runs and 26 RBI. Walker played for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Rube Walker's best season was 1948, when he hit for a .275 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| CHI
| N
| 79
| 171
| 17
| 47
| 5
| 26
| .275
| .371
| .409
| 8
| 0
| 24
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 56
| 172
| 11
| 42
| 3
| 22
| .244
| .282
| .331
| 4
| 1
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 74
| 213
| 19
| 49
| 6
| 16
| .230
| .290
| .357
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 107
| 9
| 25
| 2
| 5
| .234
| .311
| .327
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| 36
| 74
| 6
| 18
| 2
| 9
| .243
| .300
| .378
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1951
| TOT
| N
| 73
| 181
| 15
| 43
| 4
| 14
| .238
| .307
| .348
| 8
| 0
| 18
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1952
| BRO
| N
| 46
| 139
| 9
| 36
| 1
| 19
| .259
| .304
| .338
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1953
| BRO
| N
| 43
| 95
| 5
| 23
| 3
| 9
| .242
| .301
| .400
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| 50
| 155
| 12
| 28
| 5
| 23
| .181
| .291
| .323
| 7
| 0
| 24
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 5
|
| 1955
| BRO
| N
| 48
| 103
| 6
| 26
| 2
| 13
| .252
| .342
| .359
| 5
| 0
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 8
|
| 1956
| BRO
| N
| 54
| 146
| 5
| 31
| 3
| 20
| .212
| .245
| .329
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| 60
| 166
| 12
| 30
| 2
| 23
| .181
| .243
| .265
| 8
| 0
| 15
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 7
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| 25
| 44
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 7
| .114
| .200
| .227
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 608
| 1585
| 114
| 360
| 35
| 192
| .227
| .294
| .341
| 69
| 3
| 150
| 213
| 5
| 7
| 3
| 18
| 51
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| CHI
| N
| C
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 178
| 22
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| C
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 23
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| C
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 240
| 34
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| C
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 15
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| C
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1951
| TOT
| N
| C
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 173
| 23
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1952
| BRO
| N
| C
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 217
| 16
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1953
| BRO
| N
| C
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| C
| 46
| 46
| 404
| 259
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 0
| .996
|
| 1955
| BRO
| N
| C
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 147
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1956
| BRO
| N
| C
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 184
| 20
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| C
| 50
| 42
| 390.2
| 230
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 15
| 0
| .992
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| C
| 20
| 12
| 116
| 62
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 465
| 100
| 910.2
| 1976
| 204
| 39
| 32
| 0
| 20
| 20
| 28
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1944).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Johnny Schmitz, Andy Pafko and Wayne Terwilliger to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten, Eddie Miksis and Gene Hermanski (June 15, 1951).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 23, 1958).
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