Walker Cress

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: March 6, 1917 in Ben Hur, VA us

Died: April 21, 1996 in Baton Rouge, LA

Buried: Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, LA

Schools: Hiwassee College (Madisonville, TN), Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: April 27, 1948 (Age 31-052d, 8,081st in MLB history)
vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1949 (Age 32-055d)
vs. PIT 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Walker James Cress

Nicknames: Foots

Career

1.0

4.35

62.0

1.726

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1939	22	BOS-min	D	7	10	.412	3.27	22						132.0	124	76	48		66									1.439	8.5		4.5			CTV ESHL
1940	23	BOS-min	D,C,B	15	6	.714	3.92	28						200.0	186	114	87		102									1.440	8.4		4.6			DSC,CAN,RKM BIST,MATL,PIED
1941	24	BOS-min	B	8	12	.400	3.61	31						152.0	117	79	61		108									1.480	6.9		6.4			GBO PIED
1946	29	BOS-min	B	19	3	.864	1.98	27	22	5	16	5		191.0	121	55	42		78		174	8	0	2				1.042	5.7		3.7	8.2	2.23	LYN NENL
1947	30	BOS-min	AA	15	5	.750	3.53	24				4		153.0	151	70	60		80		108	2	0	2				1.510	8.9		4.7	6.4	1.35	NOR SOUA
1948	31	CIN	NL	0	1	.000	4.50	30	2	13	1	0	0	60.0	60	32	30	2	42	3	33	1	0	0	266	88	4.14	1.700	9.0	0.3	6.3	5.0	0.79
1949	32	CIN-min	AA	15	7	.682	4.85	33	21		7	1		165.0	102	167	89		118		113	8	0	3				1.333	5.6		6.4	6.2	0.96	TUL TL
1949	32	CIN	NL	0	0		0.00	3	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10		7.01	2.500	9.0	0.0	13.5	0.0	0.00
1950	33	CIN-min	AA	18	11	.621	3.48	41	32					243.0	197	104	94		155									1.449	7.3		5.7			TUL TL
1951	34	CHW-min	AAA,AA	2	5	.286	3.70	16	6		1	0		56.0	68	25	23		48		17	3	1	0				2.071	10.9		7.7	2.7	0.35	SAC,MEM PCL,SOUA
2 Yrs				0	1	.000	4.35	33	2	15	1	0	0	62.0	62	32	30	2	45	3	33	1	0	0	276	91	4.23	1.726	9.0	0.3	6.5	4.8	0.73
162 Game Avg.				0	2	.000	4.35	64	4	29	2	0	0	120	120	62	58	4	87	6	64	2	0	0	536	91	4.23	1.726	9.0	0.3	6.5	4.8	0.73