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Rube Walker

Full name Albert Bluford Walker
Born May 16, 1926, Lenoir, North Carolina
Died December 12, 1992, Morganton, North Carolina
Buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, North Carolina
First Game: April 20, 1948; Final Game: June 15, 1958
Managed First Game: September 25, 1968; Managed Final Game: September 29, 1968
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 175
Brother of Rube Walker
Ejections as player: 1949 (1), 1955 (1), 1956 (1). Total: 3
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                           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
1948 CHI N    Daily Splits   79   171   17   47   8   0   5   26   24   5   17   2   0       0   1   8    0   2  .275  .371  .409   0.5 1948 CHI N
1949 CHI N    Daily Splits   56   172   11   42   4   1   3   22    9   3   18   0   0       0   2   4    0   2  .244  .282  .331  -1.2 1949 CHI N
1950 CHI N    Daily Splits   74   213   19   49   7   1   6   16   18   3   34   0   0       0   3   3    0   0  .230  .290  .357  -0.5 1950 CHI N
1951 CHI N    Daily Splits   37   107    9   25   4   0   2    5   12   4   13   0   0       0   2   4    0   0  .234  .311  .327  -0.6 1951 CHI N
1951 BRO N    Daily Splits   36    74    6   18   4   0   2    9    6   2   14   0   1       0   2   3    0   0  .243  .300  .378  -0.7 1951 BRO N
1951 TOT N                   73   181   15   43   8   0   4   14   18   6   27   0   1       0   4   7    0   0  .238  .307  .348  -1.3 1951 TOT N
1952 BRO N    Daily Splits   46   139    9   36   8   0   1   19    8   1   17   1   2       0   3   3    0   0  .259  .304  .338  -0.2 1952 BRO N
1953 BRO N    Daily Splits   43    95    5   23   6   0   3    9    7   3   11   1   0       0   3   1    0   0  .242  .301  .400  -0.3 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N    Daily Splits   50   155   12   28   7   0   5   23   24   6   17   1   1   2   0   0   5    0   0  .181  .291  .323  -0.6 1954 BRO N
1955 BRO N    Daily Splits   48   103    6   26   5   0   2   13   15   4   11   0   0   2   0   1   8    1   0  .252  .342  .359  -0.3 1955 BRO N
1956 BRO N    Daily Splits   54   146    5   31   6   1   3   20    7   2   18   0   1   2   0   2   3    0   1  .212  .245  .329  -1.0 1956 BRO N
1957 BRO N    Daily Splits   60   166   12   30   8   0   2   23   15   4   33   0   2   4   0   0   7    2   0  .181  .243  .265  -1.7 1957 BRO N
1958 LA  N    Daily Splits   25    44    3    5   2   0   1    7    5   2   10   0   0   1   0   0   2    0   0  .114  .200  .227  -0.9 1958 LA  N
Total    (11 Years) Splits  608  1585  114  360  69   3  35  192  150  39  213   5   7  11   0  19  51    3   5  .227  .294  .341  -7.5 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
1956 BRO N    Daily Splits    2     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1956 BRO N


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1948 CHI N Daily Splits   C   44   39   30   332.1   178   22    4    3   0    4   21   10    0  .980
1949 CHI N Daily Splits   C   43   40   35   356     166   23    7    2   0    6   22   11    1  .964
1950 CHI N Daily Splits   C   62   50   41   452     240   34    7    6   0    2   27   16    2  .975
1951 CHI N Daily Splits   C   32   30   27   254.2   111   15    4    2   0    0    9    4    2  .969
1951 BRO N Daily Splits   C   22   16   11   152.1    62    8    2    0   0    0    6    5    1  .972
1951 TOT N                C   54   46   38   407     173   23    6    2   0    0   15    9    3  .970
1952 BRO N Daily Splits   C   40   37   33   331.2   217   16    3    2   0    4   11    8    0  .987
1953 BRO N Daily Splits   C   28   24   15   203     120   12    3    2   0    1    3    3    0  .978
1954 BRO N Daily Splits   C   46   46   41   404     259   19    1    4   0    0    8   10    0  .996
1955 BRO N Daily Splits   C   35   27   20   248     147   10    2    3   0    0   11    4    1  .987
1956 BRO N Daily Splits   C   43   37   27   322.2   184   20    3    4   0    1    8    6    1  .986
1957 BRO N Daily Splits   C   50   42   38   390.2   230   20    2    3   0    0   10   15    0  .992
1958 LA  N Daily Splits   C   20   12    8   116      62    5    1    1   0    2    2    3    0  .985
Total (11 Years) Splits   C  465  400  326  3563.1  1976  204   39   32   0   20  138   95    8  .982
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG


                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1968 NY  N          4    2    2  .500    11    14   9-25           9  9


                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1958 LA  N  Coach                       6-18   9-27
1965 WAS A  Coach                       4-12  10- 3
1966 WAS A  Coach                       4-11   9-26
1967 WAS A  Coach                       4-10  10- 1
1968 NY  N  Pitching                    4-10   9-24
1969 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 8  10-16
1970 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 7  10- 1
1971 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 6   9-30
1972 NY  N  Pitching                    4-15  10- 4
1973 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 6  10-21
1974 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 6  10- 2
1975 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 8   9-28
1976 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 9  10- 3
1977 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 7  10- 2
1978 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 7  10- 1
1979 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 5   9-30
1980 NY  N  Pitching                    4-10  10- 5
1981 NY  N  Pitching                    4- 9  10- 4
1982 ATL N  Coach                       4- 6  10-10
1983 ATL N  Coach                       4- 4  10- 2
1984 ATL N  Coach                       4- 3   9-30
Total (21 Years) 



Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-19-1949     BOX  CHI N  Larry Goetz         Balls and strikes
 6-12-1955(2)  BOX  BRO N  Lon Warneke         Balls and strikes
 5-20-1956(2)  BOX  BRO N  Lee Ballanfant      Balls and strikes





Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1944).

Traded by Chicago Cubs with Johnny Schmitz, Andy Pafko and Wayne Terwilliger to
Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten, Eddie Miksis and Gene
Hermanski (June 15, 1951).

Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 23, 1958).

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