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.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 30	BRO	@	STL	L,2-14	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	16 (5)	May 6	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	4	2	1	7	0	C
3	25 (8)	May 17	BRO		PIT	W,12-7	GF	35	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
4	26	May 18	BRO		CHC	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
5	27	May 19	BRO		CHC	T,1-1	CG	28	6.1	8	1	0	9	0	C
6	28	May 21	BRO		CIN	W,19-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
7	31 (2)	May 24	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
8	32	May 26	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
9	33	May 27	BRO		NYG	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
10	34	May 28	BRO		NYG	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
11	35	May 29	BRO		BSN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
12	36	May 30 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
13	37	May 30 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	38	Jun 1	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
15	39	Jun 2	BRO	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
16	40	Jun 3	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
17	46 (5)	Jun 8 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,10-4	GS	25	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
18	53 (6)	Jun 15	BRO		CIN	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	76 (22)	Jul 12	BRO	@	CHC	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
20	82 (5)	Jul 20	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
21	83	Jul 22	BRO		CIN	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
22	84	Jul 23	BRO		CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
23	85	Jul 24 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
24	86	Jul 24 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
25	87	Jul 25	BRO		STL	L,4-8	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
26	88	Jul 26	BRO		STL	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	89	Jul 27	BRO		STL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
28	90	Jul 28	BRO		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
29	91	Jul 29	BRO		PIT	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	119 (27)	Aug 25 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,3-1	GS	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	128 (8)	Sep 2 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
32	130 (1)	Sep 4	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
33	133 (2)	Sep 6 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
34	138 (4)	Sep 10 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,4-1	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
35	143 (4)	Sep 14	BRO		CIN	L,0-4	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
36	145 (1)	Sep 16	BRO		PIT	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
37	146	Sep 17	BRO		PIT	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
38	152 (5)	Sep 24	BRO		PHI	L,7-9	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
39	153	Sep 26	BRO		BSN	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
40	155 (1)	Sep 28	BRO		BSN	T,5-5	CG	51	12.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
							40gm		331.2	217	16	3	236	2