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Harry Walker
Full name Harry William Walker Born September 22, 1918, Pascagoula, Mississippi Died August 8, 1999, Birmingham, Alabama Buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Leeds, Alabama First Game: September 25, 1940 ; Final Game: August 19, 1955 Managed First Game: May 28, 1955 ; Managed Final Game: August 25, 1972 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 175 Nephew of Ernie Walker Son of Dixie Walker Brother of Dixie Walker Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1964) Ejections as player: 1947 (1), 1948 (1). Total: 2 Ejections as coach: 1959 (2), 1961 (3), 1962 (1). Total: 6 Ejections as manager: 1955 (4), 1965 (3), 1966 (4), 1967 (3), 1969 (2), 1970 (2), 1971 (1), 1972 (3). Total: 22 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1940 STL N Daily Splits 7 27 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .185 .185 .259 -0.1 1940 STL N
1941 STL N Daily Splits 7 15 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .353 .333 -0.1 1941 STL N
1942 STL N Daily Splits 74 191 38 60 12 2 0 16 11 0 14 1 6 0 10 1 2 1 .314 .355 .398 0.4 1942 STL N
1943 STL N Daily Splits 148 564 76 166 28 6 2 53 40 0 24 0 36 0 14 5 5 3 .294 .341 .376 -1.3 1943 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 112 346 53 82 14 6 3 27 30 3 29 1 8 0 11 3 12 5 .237 .300 .338 -1.1 1946 STL N
1947 STL N Daily Splits 10 25 2 5 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .310 .240 -0.3 1947 STL N
1947 PHI N Daily Splits 130 488 79 181 28 16 1 41 59 4 37 4 18 0 10 9 13 5 .371 .443 .500 4.1 1947 PHI N
1947 TOT N 140 513 81 186 29 16 1 41 63 4 39 4 18 0 11 10 13 5 .363 .436 .487 3.8 1947 TOT N
1948 PHI N Daily Splits 112 332 34 97 11 2 2 23 33 2 30 1 2 0 5 3 4 6 .292 .358 .355 -0.4 1948 PHI N
1949 CHI N Daily Splits 42 159 20 42 6 3 1 14 11 1 6 0 2 0 3 2 2 0 .264 .312 .358 -1.0 1949 CHI N
1949 CIN N Daily Splits 86 314 53 100 15 2 1 23 34 2 17 0 5 0 2 6 4 3 .318 .385 .389 0.0 1949 CIN N
1949 TOT N 128 473 73 142 21 5 2 37 45 3 23 0 7 0 5 8 6 3 .300 .361 .378 -1.0 1949 TOT N
1950 STL N Daily Splits 60 150 17 31 5 0 0 7 18 0 12 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 .207 .292 .240 -1.4 1950 STL N
1951 STL N Daily Splits 8 26 6 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 .346 -0.2 1951 STL N
1955 STL N Daily Splits 11 14 2 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .400 .500 0.2 1955 STL N
Total (11 Years) Splits 807 2651 385 786 126 37 10 214 245 12 175 7 78 0 0 60 32 42 24 .296 .358 .383 -1.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1942 STL N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1942 STL N
1943 STL N Daily Splits 5 18 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .222 1943 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 7 17 3 7 2 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .412 .524 .529 1946 STL N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 13 36 3 10 3 0 0 6 4 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .350 .361 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1943 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1943 NL
1947 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1947 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1940 STL N Daily Splits OF 7 6 6 59 21 2 0 0 0 1.000 2 5 1
1940 STL N CF 5 4 4 40 16 1 0 0 0 1.000
1940 STL N LF 2 2 2 18 5 1 0 0 0 1.000
1940 STL N RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1941 STL N Daily Splits OF 5 3 3 33 7 0 1 0 0 .875 5 0 0
1941 STL N LF 5 3 3 33 7 0 1 0 0 .875
1942 STL N Daily Splits OF 56 37 32 382.1 115 6 4 0 0 .968 12 43 3
1942 STL N CF 43 34 29 328.2 106 4 4 0 0 .965
1942 STL N LF 12 3 3 41.2 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1942 STL N RF 3 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1942 STL N 2B 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1943 STL N Daily Splits OF 144 141 134 1252.2 321 14 12 4 0 .965 0 143 1
1943 STL N CF 143 141 134 1251.2 321 14 12 4 0 .965
1943 STL N 2B 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 .500
1943 STL N RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1946 STL N Daily Splits OF 92 74 66 698.1 215 11 6 2 0 .974 12 80 0
1946 STL N CF 80 65 58 615.1 194 10 6 2 0 .971
1946 STL N LF 12 9 8 83 22 1 0 0 0 1.000
1946 STL N 1B 8 5 5 59.1 58 4 1 3 0 .984
1947 STL N Daily Splits OF 9 6 4 58 15 0 1 0 0 .938 2 7 0
1947 STL N CF 7 6 4 46 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 STL N LF 2 0 0 12 4 0 1 0 0 .800
1947 PHI N Daily Splits OF 127 127 121 1102.1 350 15 13 2 0 .966 0 127 0
1947 PHI N CF 127 127 121 1102.1 350 15 13 2 0 .966
1947 PHI N 1B 4 1 1 16.2 18 0 0 2 0 1.000
1947 TOT N CF 134 133 125 1148.1 361 15 13 2 0 .967
1947 TOT N OF 136 133 125 1160.1 365 15 14 2 0 .964 2 134 0
1948 PHI N Daily Splits OF 81 73 70 650.1 198 6 4 1 0 .981 22 57 3
1948 PHI N CF 57 54 53 478 155 6 3 0 0 .982
1948 PHI N LF 22 17 16 155.1 42 0 1 0 0 .977
1948 PHI N 1B 4 4 3 26.1 22 1 0 1 0 1.000
1948 PHI N RF 3 2 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 PHI N 3B 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1949 CHI N Daily Splits OF 39 38 33 334.2 69 3 4 0 0 .947 19 0 21
1949 CHI N RF 21 20 16 180 32 1 3 0 0 .917
1949 CHI N LF 19 18 17 154.2 39 1 0 0 0 1.000
1949 CIN N Daily Splits OF 77 74 62 664 177 7 7 1 0 .963 22 30 30
1949 CIN N RF 30 24 22 229 65 4 4 0 0 .945
1949 CIN N CF 30 30 23 251.1 66 2 1 1 0 .986
1949 CIN N LF 22 20 17 183.2 49 0 2 0 0 .961
1949 CIN N 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1949 TOT N LF 41 38 34 338.1 88 1 2 0 0 .978
1949 TOT N RF 51 44 38 409 97 5 7 0 0 .936
1949 TOT N OF 116 112 95 998.2 246 10 11 1 0 .959 41 30 51
1950 STL N Daily Splits OF 46 34 23 309.1 92 3 3 0 0 .969 9 36 3
1950 STL N CF 36 33 22 267.1 79 1 3 0 0 .964
1950 STL N LF 9 1 1 31 10 1 0 0 0 1.000
1950 STL N RF 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 -
1950 STL N 1B 2 0 0 8.2 10 0 0 1 0 1.000
1951 STL N Daily Splits OF 6 6 4 53 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 5 0
1951 STL N CF 5 5 4 43 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 STL N LF 2 1 0 10 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 STL N 1B 1 1 1 6 10 1 0 2 0 1.000
1955 STL N Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 2 1 0 1 0 1.000 1 0 0
1955 STL N LF 1 1 1 9 2 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total (11 Years) Splits OF 690 620 559 5606 1592 68 55 11 0 .968 108 533 62
Total ( 9 Years) CF 533 499 452 4423.2 1309 53 42 9 0 .970
Total (10 Years) LF 108 75 68 731.1 192 5 5 1 0 .975
Total ( 6 Years) RF 62 46 39 451 99 5 7 0 0 .937
Total ( 6 Years) 1B 20 11 10 118 118 6 1 9 0 .992
Total ( 2 Years) 2B 3 0 0 10 2 0 1 0 0 .667
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1943 STL N Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 34 10 0 2 0 0 .833 0 4 0
1943 STL N CF 4 4 4 34 10 0 2 0 0 .833
1946 STL N Daily Splits OF 7 5 3 50 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 0 1
1946 STL N LF 7 5 3 48 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 STL N RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 11 9 7 84 23 0 2 0 0 .920 7 4 1
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 7 5 3 48 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 4 4 4 34 10 0 2 0 0 .833
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1943 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1943 NL CF 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1947 NL CF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 2 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1955 STL N 118 51 67 .432 490 587 5-28 5 7
1965 PIT N 163 90 72 .556 675 580 3
1966 PIT N 162 92 70 .568 759 641 3
1967 PIT N 84 42 42 .500 343 358 7-17 6 6
1968 HOU N 101 49 52 .485 336 359 6-18 10 10
1969 HOU N 162 81 81 .500 676 668 5
1970 HOU N 162 79 83 .488 744 763 4
1971 HOU N 162 79 83 .488 585 567 4
1972 HOU N 121 67 54 .554 565 494 8-25 2 2
Total ( 9 Years) 1235 630 604 .511 5173 5017
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1959 STL N 4-10 9-27
1960 STL N 4-12 10- 2
1961 STL N 4-11 10- 1
1962 STL N 4-11 9-30
Total ( 4 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-30-1947 BOX STL N Larry Goetz Called third strike
8-11-1948 BOX PHI N Lee Ballanfant Called third strike
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-19-1955 BOX STL N Larry Goetz Balls and strikes
7- 5-1955 BOX STL N Jocko Conlan Fighting
8- 6-1955 BOX STL N Frank Secory Called third strike
9-13-1955 BOX STL N Bill Jackowski Bench jockeying
4-26-1965 BOX PIT N Ed Sudol Call at 1B (Running out of baseline)
5-16-1965(1) BOX PIT N Bill Jackowski Interference non-call
9-16-1965 BOX PIT N Paul Pryor Fair/foul call
6-25-1966 BOX PIT N Harry Wendelstedt Number of bases on interference
6-26-1966 BOX PIT N Doug Harvey Arguing non-call of balk
7- 4-1966(1) BOX PIT N Stan Landes Arguing pitcher was throwing spitter
10- 2-1966 BOX PIT N Mel Steiner Arguing alleged spitter
4-21-1967 BOX PIT N Stan Landes Balk call
6- 1-1967 BOX PIT N Tony Venzon Fair/foul call
6-28-1967(1) BOX PIT N John Kibler Fair/foul call (Threw towel)
5-27-1969 BOX HOU N Mel Steiner Balls and strikes
6-11-1969 BOX HOU N John Kibler Call at HP
6- 4-1970 BOX HOU N John Kibler Fair/foul call
7-10-1970 BOX HOU N Paul Pryor Call at 1B
8-18-1971 BOX HOU N Nick Colosi Arguing interference call
5-26-1972 BOX HOU N Lee Weyer Catch/trap call
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 4-1972 BOX HOU N John McSherry Claim batter missed 1st on double
7-23-1972 BOX HOU N Andy Olsen Balls and strikes
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 2-1959 BOX STL N Bill Jackowski Foul tip call
8- 6-1959 BOX STL N Vinnie Smith Call at 1B
6-13-1961 BOX STL N Dusty Boggess Call at 2B
9-19-1961 BOX STL N Ed Vargo Call at 1B
9-20-1961 BOX STL N Al Barlick Interference non-call
5- 2-1962 BOX STL N Dusty Boggess HBP non-call
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1937).
Granted free agency (September, 1939).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (@January 27, 1940 ).
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 ).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (May 28, 1955 ).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 20, 1955 ).
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