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Dixie Walker
Full name Fred Walker Born September 24, 1910, Villa Rica, Georgia Died May 17, 1982, Birmingham, Alabama Buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama (Section 2 Lot 311) First Game: April 28, 1931 ; Final Game: September 22, 1949 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 175 Nephew of Ernie Walker Son of Dixie Walker Brother of Harry Walker Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1944) Ejections as player: 1933 (1), 1934 (1), 1937 (1), 1941 (1), 1943 (1), 1945 (2), 1947 (2), 1948 (3) , 1949 (1). Total: 13 Ejections as coach: 1953 (2), 1955 (1), 1963 (3). Total: 6 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
1931 NY A Daily Splits 2 10 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 0.0 1931 NY A
1933 NY A Daily Splits 98 328 68 90 15 7 15 51 26 0 28 1 4 0 5 5 2 2 .274 .330 .500 1.1 1933 NY A
1934 NY A Daily Splits 17 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .118 .167 .118 -0.3 1934 NY A
1935 NY A Daily Splits 8 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 -0.3 1935 NY A
1936 NY A Daily Splits 6 20 3 7 0 2 1 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .350 .381 .700 0.0 1936 NY A
1936 CHI A Daily Splits 26 70 12 19 2 0 0 11 14 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .400 .300 -0.2 1936 CHI A
1936 TOT A 32 90 15 26 2 2 1 16 15 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .289 .396 .389 -0.2 1936 TOT A
1937 CHI A Daily Splits 154 593 105 179 28 16 9 95 78 1 26 0 17 0 6 17 1 2 .302 .383 .449 -1.1 1937 CHI A
1938 DET A Daily Splits 127 454 84 140 27 6 6 43 65 0 32 1 6 0 6 3 5 4 .308 .396 .434 -0.7 1938 DET A
1939 DET A Daily Splits 43 154 31 47 4 5 4 19 15 0 8 0 7 1 0 3 5 4 1 .305 .365 .474 0.2 1939 DET A
1939 BRO N Daily Splits 61 225 27 63 6 4 2 38 20 0 10 0 3 4 0 10 6 1 2 .280 .333 .369 -0.6 1939 BRO N
1939 Total 104 379 58 110 10 9 6 57 35 0 18 0 10 5 0 13 11 5 3 .290 .346 .412 -0.4 1939 Total
1940 BRO N Daily Splits 143 556 75 171 37 8 6 66 42 6 21 1 6 0 9 7 3 3 .308 .357 .435 0.4 1940 BRO N
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 148 531 88 165 32 8 9 71 70 8 18 0 5 0 11 6 4 6 .311 .391 .452 3.0 1941 BRO N
1942 BRO N Daily Splits 118 393 57 114 28 1 6 54 47 2 15 1 10 0 7 2 1 1 .290 .367 .412 1.0 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N Daily Splits 138 540 83 163 32 6 5 71 49 3 24 3 4 0 10 10 3 3 .302 .363 .411 1.2 1943 BRO N
1944 BRO N Daily Splits 147 535 77 191 37 8 13 91 72 16 27 1 3 0 7 6 6 2 .357 .434 .529 4.5 1944 BRO N
1945 BRO N Daily Splits 154 607 102 182 42 9 8 124 75 19 16 5 1 0 10 10 6 1 .300 .381 .438 2.5 1945 BRO N
1946 BRO N Daily Splits 150 576 80 184 29 9 9 116 67 19 28 1 2 0 12 9 14 7 .319 .391 .448 1.4 1946 BRO N
1947 BRO N Daily Splits 148 529 77 162 31 3 9 94 97 21 26 1 10 0 9 9 6 3 .306 .415 .427 0.5 1947 BRO N
1948 PIT N Daily Splits 129 408 39 129 19 3 2 54 52 8 18 0 5 0 7 7 1 3 .316 .393 .392 -0.4 1948 PIT N
1949 PIT N Daily Splits 88 181 26 51 4 1 1 18 26 1 11 0 4 0 3 4 0 0 .282 .372 .331 -0.6 1949 PIT N
Total NL (11 Years) 1424 5081 731 1575 297 60 70 797 617 103 214 13 53 4 0 95 76 45 31 .310 .386 .433 12.9 Total NL
Total AL ( 8 Years) 481 1659 307 489 79 36 35 226 200 1 111 3 35 1 0 21 30 14 10 .295 .371 .449 -1.3 Total AL
Total (18 Years) Splits 1905 6740 1038 2064 376 96 105 1023 817 104 325 16 88 5 0 116 106 59 41 .306 .382 .437 11.6 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
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 5 18 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 1941 BRO N
1947 BRO N Daily Splits 7 27 1 6 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .222 .300 .370 1947 BRO N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 12 45 4 10 3 0 1 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 .222 .300 .356 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1943 NL
1944 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1944 NL
1946 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1946 NL
1947 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1947 NL
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 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
1931 NY A Daily Splits OF 2 2 2 22 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 1
1931 NY A RF 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 -
1931 NY A LF 1 1 1 14 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1933 NY A Daily Splits OF 77 68 66 649 194 7 8 1 0 .962 15 60 3
1933 NY A CF 60 59 57 529.1 169 7 8 1 0 .957
1933 NY A LF 15 8 8 108.2 25 1 0 0 0 1.000
1933 NY A RF 3 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1934 NY A Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1934 NY A LF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1935 NY A Daily Splits OF 2 2 2 18 3 0 1 0 0 .750 2 0 0
1935 NY A LF 2 2 2 18 3 0 1 0 0 .750
1936 NY A Daily Splits OF 5 4 3 40.2 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1936 NY A CF 5 4 3 40.2 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1936 CHI A Daily Splits OF 17 16 15 143.2 46 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 16 1
1936 CHI A CF 16 16 15 141.2 45 2 0 0 0 1.000
1936 CHI A RF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1936 TOT A CF 21 20 18 182.1 54 2 0 0 0 1.000
1936 TOT A OF 22 20 18 184.1 55 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 21 1
1937 CHI A Daily Splits OF 154 154 151 1341.2 270 10 14 1 0 .952 0 0 154
1937 CHI A RF 154 154 151 1341.2 271 11 14 1 0 .953
1938 DET A Daily Splits OF 114 112 101 960 224 8 5 1 0 .979 95 25 0
1938 DET A LF 95 87 82 756.2 162 8 4 1 0 .977
1938 DET A CF 25 25 19 203.1 63 0 1 0 0 .984
1939 DET A Daily Splits OF 37 36 34 325 93 4 3 1 0 .970 22 5 11
1939 DET A LF 22 20 19 187.1 50 2 1 1 0 .981
1939 DET A RF 11 11 10 93.2 27 1 0 0 0 1.000
1939 DET A CF 5 5 5 44 16 0 2 0 0 .889
1939 BRO N Daily Splits OF 59 57 50 487.2 144 5 5 3 0 .968 0 59 0
1939 BRO N CF 59 57 50 487.2 147 5 5 3 0 .968
1939 Total CF 64 62 55 531.2 163 5 7 3 0 .960
1939 Total OF 96 93 84 812.2 237 9 8 4 0 .969 22 64 11
1940 BRO N Daily Splits OF 136 131 115 1205.2 360 6 10 3 0 .973 12 116 17
1940 BRO N CF 116 113 102 1018.2 323 5 8 3 0 .976
1940 BRO N RF 17 8 7 91 15 1 2 0 0 .889
1940 BRO N LF 12 10 6 96 21 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 BRO N Daily Splits OF 146 130 120 1210 309 19 8 8 0 .976 21 24 105
1941 BRO N RF 105 92 83 829.1 177 17 8 7 0 .960
1941 BRO N CF 24 19 19 202.2 71 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 BRO N LF 21 19 18 178 53 1 0 1 0 1.000
1942 BRO N Daily Splits OF 110 98 83 890.2 207 8 3 2 0 .986 0 7 104
1942 BRO N RF 104 91 77 828.2 191 5 3 2 0 .985
1942 BRO N CF 7 7 6 62 21 0 0 0 0 1.000
1943 BRO N Daily Splits OF 136 133 121 1176.2 262 20 9 2 0 .969 55 0 84
1943 BRO N RF 84 80 76 715 168 14 9 2 0 .953
1943 BRO N LF 55 53 45 461.2 89 7 0 0 0 1.000
1944 BRO N Daily Splits OF 140 139 123 1188.2 260 17 11 4 0 .962 19 0 126
1944 BRO N RF 126 125 112 1067.2 225 13 9 4 0 .964
1944 BRO N LF 19 14 11 121 29 2 2 1 0 .939
1945 BRO N Daily Splits OF 153 153 144 1349 346 18 3 4 0 .992 0 0 153
1945 BRO N RF 153 153 144 1349 344 17 3 4 0 .992
1946 BRO N Daily Splits OF 149 148 138 1313.1 237 15 8 3 0 .969 0 0 149
1946 BRO N RF 149 148 138 1313.1 238 16 8 3 0 .969
1947 BRO N Daily Splits OF 147 147 136 1261.2 261 9 10 0 0 .964 0 0 147
1947 BRO N RF 147 147 136 1261.2 260 9 10 0 0 .964
1948 PIT N Daily Splits OF 112 110 83 878.2 168 4 4 0 0 .977 2 1 109
1948 PIT N RF 109 109 82 867.2 170 5 4 0 0 .978
1948 PIT N LF 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1948 PIT N CF 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1949 PIT N Daily Splits OF 39 36 21 276 58 2 1 0 0 .984 0 0 39
1949 PIT N RF 39 36 21 276 63 3 1 0 0 .985
1949 PIT N 1B 3 3 3 27 24 3 3 2 0 .900
Total (18 Years) Splits OF 1736 1677 1509 14747 3455 154 103 33 0 .972 245 318 1203
Total (15 Years) RF 1203 1156 1039 10055.2 2151 112 71 23 0 .970
Total ( 8 Years) CF 318 306 277 2739 868 19 24 7 0 .974
Total (11 Years) LF 245 215 193 1952.1 436 21 8 4 0 .983
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 3 3 3 27 24 3 3 2 0 .900
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
1941 BRO N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
1941 BRO N RF 5 5 5 44 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 BRO N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 60 9 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7
1947 BRO N RF 7 7 7 60 9 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 12 12 12 104 23 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 12
Total ( 2 Years) RF 12 12 12 104 23 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
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1944 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1944 NL RF 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 -
1946 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1946 NL RF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1947 NL RF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 3 3 0 17 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3
Total ( 3 Years) RF 3 3 0 17 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
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1953 STL N 4-14 9-27
1955 STL N 4-12 5-27
1963 MIL N 4- 9 9-29
1964 MIL N 4-14 10- 4
1965 MIL N 4-12 10- 3
1970 LA N 4- 7 10- 1
1971 LA N 4- 5 9-30
1972 LA N 4-15 10- 4
1973 LA N 4- 6 9-29
1974 LA N 4- 5 10-17
Total (10 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-25-1933 BOX NY A George Moriarty Fighting
7-19-1934 BOX NY A George Moriarty Bench jockeying
6-17-1937(2) BOX CHI A Bill McGowan Call at 2B
9-14-1941 BOX BRO N Jocko Conlan Balls and strikes
9-23-1943 BOX BRO N Bill Stewart Check swing
6-23-1945 BOX BRO N Ziggy Sears Fighting
9- 7-1945 BOX BRO N Tom Dunn Call at HP (Threw glove)
6-19-1947 BOX BRO N Dusty Boggess Called third strike
7-30-1947 BOX BRO N George Barr Catcher's interference non-call
6-29-1948 BOX PIT N Bill Stewart Interference call
8-13-1948 BOX PIT N Artie Gore Called third strike (Threw towel)
8-21-1948 BOX PIT N Lou Jorda Balls and strikes
9- 5-1949(2) BOX PIT N Larry Goetz Abusive language
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-29-1953 BOX STL N Bill Stewart Call at 1B
6-27-1953(2) BOX STL N Lee Ballanfant Balls and strikes
5- 4-1955 BOX STL N Frank Dascoli Call at 1B
5-26-1963 BOX MIL N Mel Steiner Balls and strikes
8- 9-1963 BOX MIL N Augie Donatelli Call at 1B
8-24-1963 BOX MIL N Stan Landes Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Sold by Greenville (South Atlantic) to New York Yankees (@July, 1930).
Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from New York Yankees (May 1, 1936 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Vern Kennedy and Tony Piet to Detroit Tigers in
exchange for Marv Owen , Mike Tresh and Gee Walker (December 2, 1937 ).
Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Dodgers from Detroit Tigers (July 24, 1939 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Hal Gregg and Vic Lombardi to Pittsburgh Pirates in
exchange for Preacher Roe , Billy Cox and Gene Mauch (December 8, 1947 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 1, 1949 ).
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