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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	15 (14)	May 4	BRO	@	STL	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
2	16	May 5	BRO	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	17	May 7	BRO	@	MLN	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
4	18	May 8	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
5	27 (8)	May 20 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,5-3	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	35 (7)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	47 (11)	Jun 11	BRO	@	STL	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	49 (1)	Jun 15	BRO		MLN	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
9	52 (2)	Jun 17 (2)	BRO		MLN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	58 (5)	Jun 24 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,6-10	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	60 (1)	Jun 25	BRO		CHC	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
12	61	Jun 26	BRO		CHC	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
13	62	Jun 27	BRO		CHC	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
14	63	Jun 28	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
15	64	Jun 29	BRO		PHI	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
16	65	Jun 30	BRO		PHI	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	66	Jul 1 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
18	68 (1)	Jul 2	BRO		NYG	L,2-5	GS	31	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
19	70 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
20	74 (3)	Jul 8 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
21	77 (2)	Jul 13 (2)	BRO	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
22	78	Jul 14	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
23	81 (2)	Jul 17	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
24	82	Jul 18	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
25	83	Jul 19	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
26	84	Jul 20	BRO	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
27	85	Jul 21	BRO	@	STL	L,6-13	GS	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
28	86	Jul 22 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
29	87	Jul 22 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
30	94 (6)	Jul 29 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,2-4	GS	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	96 (1)	Jul 31	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	105 (8)	Aug 9	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
33	106	Aug 10	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
34	123 (16)	Aug 28 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS	18	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
35	125 (1)	Aug 30	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	16	3.2	2	2	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	127 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
37	130 (2)	Sep 2 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-4	GS	29	6.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
38	132 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
39	133	Sep 5	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	GF	24	5.2	3	1	0	4	0	C
40	135 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,3-1	CG	39	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
41	136	Sep 8	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
42	137	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
43	145 (7)	Sep 19	BRO		STL	W,17-2	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
							43gm		322.2	184	20	3	207	4