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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-19 / in Starts: 15-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 103 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	63 (38-19-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 103 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	66 (35-20-10)

Most Driven In
Self	3
D Snider	1
C Furillo	1
D Thompson	1
B Cox	1
G Hodges	1
J Robinson	1
P Reese	0

Most Driven In By
Self	3
J Gilliam	1
B Loes	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	329	3 (2)	Apr 17 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.56	-0.015	1.70	-0.03%	-0.12	PH
2	330	7 (3)	Apr 22	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.47	-0.039	4.73	-0.08%	-0.11	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	331	15 (7)	May 1	BRO		CHC	W,6-5	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.98	0.130	10.77	0.28%	0.90	PH
4	332	17 (1)	May 4	BRO		MLN	L,4-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.98	-0.023	3.92	-0.06%	-0.38	PH
5	333	19 (1)	May 9 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,7-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	1.92	0.118	8.10	0.30%	0.43	PH
6	334	25 (5)	May 17 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
7	335	31 (5)	May 22	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.45	-0.017	1.56	-0.04%	-0.57	PH
8	336	39 (7)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	8	.64	-0.086	2.57	-0.21%	-1.22	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	337	42 (2)	Jun 2	BRO		MLN	L,3-4	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.300	.633	9	1.95	0.054	11.57	0.19%	0.13	PH
10	338	48 (5)	Jun 8	BRO		CIN	L,5-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.273	.580	9	.36	-0.010	1.72	-0.03%	-0.12	PH
11	339	49	Jun 9	BRO		CIN	W,10-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	8	.35	-0.039	1.56	-0.10%	-0.60	C
12	340	51 (1)	Jun 11	BRO		CIN	W,9-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.250	.528	9	4.09	-0.127	18.72	-0.35%	-0.67	PH
13	341	54 (2)	Jun 14 (2)	BRO		CHC	T,6-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.238	.499	8	1.14	-0.133	5.31	-0.37%	-0.88	C
14	342	55	Jun 16	BRO	@	STL	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	9	1.47	-0.039	8.06	-0.13%	-0.11	PH
15	343	56	Jun 17	BRO	@	STL	L,3-9	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.240	.499	8	.90	0.002	4.39	0.01%	0.04	C
16	344	57	Jun 18	BRO	@	STL	L,4-12	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.269	.555	4	.09	0.004	.43	0.01%	0.39	PH
17	345	59 (1)	Jun 19 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.233	.506	8	.50	-0.025	1.77	-0.05%	-1.04	C
18	346	65 (5)	Jun 25	BRO	@	CIN	W,12-3	GS-7	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.297	.324	.621	8	.92	-0.001	3.55	0.00%	0.35	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	347	70 (4)	Jul 1	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.357	.447	.805	8	1.41	0.263	9.00	1.01%	1.66	C
20	348	71	Jul 2	BRO		PHI	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.326	.405	.731	8	.58	-0.057	3.59	-0.21%	-1.56	C
21	349	73 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,2-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.333	.395	.729	8	.61	-0.009	3.32	-0.03%	-0.13	C
22	350	77 (3)	Jul 7 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.320	.378	.698	8	.98	-0.051	5.48	-0.17%	-0.50	C
23	351	79 (1)	Jul 9	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.333	.391	.725	9	1.26	0.049	7.88	0.18%	0.27	PH
24	352	82 (2)	Jul 12	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.352	.383	.735	8	1.19	0.017	7.82	0.07%	0.25	C
25	353	85 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	BRO		STL	W,7-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.339	.367	.707	8	.88	-0.073	6.18	-0.31%	-1.10	C
26	354	88 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.356	.404	.760	8	1.11	0.190	6.71	0.69%	1.83	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	355	106 (17)	Aug 6 (2)	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.339	.382	.721	8	1.29	-0.067	5.39	-0.17%	-0.71	C
28	356	112 (5)	Aug 13	BRO	@	NYG	W,9-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	9	1.76	-0.051	4.40	-0.08%	-0.53	PH
29	357	113	Aug 15	BRO		PIT	W,14-6	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.338	.431	.769	5	.01	0.003	.02	0.00%	1.40	C
30	358	115 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,9-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.274	.348	.435	.783	8	.90	0.138	1.30	0.12%	1.94	C
31	359	116	Aug 17	BRO		PIT	W,5-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.338	.422	.760	8	1.03	-0.053	1.72	-0.05%	-0.44	C
32	360	118 (1)	Aug 19	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.333	.415	.749	5	.96	-0.026	1.22	-0.02%	-0.12	C
33	361	126 (7)	Aug 26	BRO		CHC	L,4-13	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.329	.449	.778	8	1.48	-0.134	1.19	-0.06%	-0.33	C
34	362	130 (3)	Aug 30	BRO		STL	W,20-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.338	.471	.809	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.10	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	363	132 (1)	Sep 1	BRO		STL	W,12-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.338	.471	.809	5						C
36	364	141 (8)	Sep 10	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.346	.479	.825	9	2.92	0.115	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
37	365	144 (2)	Sep 13	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	.267	.329	.453	.783	4	1.56	0.151	.00	0.00%	0.67	C
38	366	145	Sep 14	BRO	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.318	.436	.754	8	.99	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.68	C
39	367	147 (1)	Sep 16	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.303	.415	.718	7	.99	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.97	C
40	368	149 (1)	Sep 19	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.290	.395	.686	8	1.04	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-1.37	C
41	369	150	Sep 20 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.309	.416	.725	8	.92	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.52	C
42	370	151	Sep 20 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,1-2	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.303	.407	.710	8	1.19	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.61	C
43	371	155 (3)	Sep 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.301	.400	.701	8	.54	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.40	C
							23-19		103	95	5	23	6	0	3	9	7	3	11	1	0		3	1	0	0	.242	.301	.400	.701		1.01	-0.204	3.16	0.32%	-3.23

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