Rube Walker

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: May 16, 1926 in Lenoir, NC us

Died: December 12, 1992 in Morganton, NC

Buried: Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, NC

High School: Lenoir HS (Lenoir, NC)

Debut: April 20, 1948 (Age 21-340d, 10,468th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 15, 1958 (Age 32-030d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Albert Bluford Walker

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1955 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.4

1585

360

.227

114

RBI

192

OBP

.294

SLG

.341

OPS

.635

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 21 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,7-4	GS	38	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	14 (8)	May 3	BRO		STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	17 (2)	May 6	BRO		MLN	W,5-4	GF	21	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	18	May 7	BRO		CIN	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
5	19	May 8	BRO		CIN	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
6	25 (5)	May 16	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
7	26	May 19	BRO	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
8	27	May 20	BRO	@	STL	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
9	28	May 21	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
10	29	May 22	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-8	GS	36	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
11	34 (4)	May 28	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-3	GF	23	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
12	35	May 29	BRO	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
13	37 (1)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	26	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	40 (2)	Jun 2	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
15	44 (3)	Jun 7	BRO		CIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	45	Jun 8	BRO		CIN	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	46	Jun 9 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	47	Jun 9 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
19	48	Jun 10	BRO		MLN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
20	53 (4)	Jun 15	BRO		STL	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
21	55 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	BRO		STL	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
22	60 (4)	Jun 21	BRO	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
23	63 (2)	Jun 24	BRO	@	STL	W,10-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
24	68 (4)	Jun 30 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	42	10.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	73 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
26	77 (3)	Jul 7 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
27	83 (5)	Jul 17	BRO		STL	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
28	89 (5)	Jul 21 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	90	Jul 23	BRO	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
30	92 (1)	Jul 25	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
31	97 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
32	99 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	107 (7)	Aug 8	BRO		NYG	L,3-12	GF	19	5.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
34	108	Aug 9	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
35	109	Aug 10	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
36	110	Aug 11 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
37	111	Aug 11 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	C
38	113 (1)	Aug 14	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
39	114	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
40	117 (2)	Aug 18 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
41	128 (10)	Aug 30	BRO		NYG	W,10-0	GF	12	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
42	129	Aug 31	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	134 (4)	Sep 4	BRO	@	PHI	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
44	135	Sep 5	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
45	136	Sep 6	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	137	Sep 7	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
47	138	Sep 8	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
48	145 (6)	Sep 16	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.1	6	1	0	7	0	C
49	146	Sep 17	BRO	@	STL	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
50	147	Sep 18	BRO	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
							50gm		390.2	230	20	2	252	3