Bill Walker (baseball)

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Bill Walker

Pitcher
Born: (1903-10-07)October 7, 1903 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Died: June 14, 1966(1966-06-14) (aged 62) East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 13, 1927, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 14, 1936, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	97–77
Earned run average	3.59
Strikeouts	626
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
New York Giants (1927–1932) St. Louis Cardinals (1933–1936)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1935) World Series champion (1934) 2× NL ERA leader (1929, 1931)

William Henry Walker (October 7, 1903 – June 14, 1966) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1927–1936) with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He was the National League ERA champion twice (1929 and 1931) with New York.^[1] For his career, Walker compiled a 97–77 record in 272 appearances with a 3.59 ERA and 626 strikeouts.^[2]

Walker was born and later died in East St. Louis, Illinois, on June 14, 1966, at the age of 62. He is buried in Belleville, Illinois.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Wolf, Gregory H. "Bill Walker". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ "Bill Walker". retrosheet.org. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Bill Walker at Find a Grave

v t e St. Louis Cardinals 1934 World Series champions
1 Pepper Martin 2 Leo Durocher 3 Frankie Frisch 4 Chick Fullis 5 Ernie Orsatti 6 Jack Rothrock 7 Joe Medwick 8 Spud Davis 9 Bill DeLancey 10 Dazzy Vance 11 Pat Crawford 12 Ripper Collins 14 Burgess Whitehead 15 Tex Carleton 16 Jesse Haines 17 Dizzy Dean (NL MVP) 18 Bill Walker 21 Daffy Dean 22 Bill Hallahan 27 Francis Healy 28 Jim Mooney
Manager 3 Frankie Frisch Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares
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