Rube Walker

Position: Catcher

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1944	18	-1.2	Erwin	APPY	D	CHC	55	193	182	26	48	4	4	1	28	1		8	26	.264	.306	.346	.652	63		3	0
1945	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A1	CHC	91	305	276	34	69	15	3	7	33	1		26	24	.250	.321	.402	.724	111		3	0
1945	19	-6.9	Nashville	SOUA	A1	CHC	20	53	51	3	11	1	2	0	6	0		2	2	.216	.245	.314	.559	16		0	0
1945	19	-4.2	Portsmouth	PIED	B	CHC	71	252	225	31	58	14	1	7	27	1		24	22	.258	.337	.422	.760	95		3	0
1946	20	-4.1	Davenport	IIIL	B	CHC	96	392	356	53	126	18	6	13	85	2		34	25	.354	.412	.548	.960	195		1	1
1947	21	-6.2	Nashville	SOUA	AA	CHC	128	461	435	67	144	20	1	22	105	0		26	45	.331	.369	.533	.902	232		0	0
1948	22	-6.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	79	197	171	17	47	8	0	5	26	0	2	24	17	.275	.371	.409	.780	70	8	2	0		5
1949	23	-5.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	56	181	172	11	42	4	1	3	22	0	2	9	18	.244	.282	.331	.613	57	4	0	0		3
1950	24	-3.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	74	231	213	19	49	7	1	6	16	0	0	18	34	.230	.290	.357	.647	76	3	0	0		3
1951	25		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-BRO	73	200	181	15	43	8	0	4	14	0	0	18	27	.238	.307	.348	.655	63	7	0	1		6
1951	25	-3.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	37	119	107	9	25	4	0	2	5	0	0	12	13	.234	.311	.327	.638	35	4	0	0		4
1951	25	-3.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	36	81	74	6	18	4	0	2	9	0	0	6	14	.243	.300	.378	.678	28	3	0	1		2
1952	26	-2.3	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	46	150	139	9	36	8	0	1	19	0	0	8	17	.259	.304	.338	.642	47	3	1	2		1
1953	27	-1.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	43	103	95	5	23	6	0	3	9	0	0	7	11	.242	.301	.400	.701	38	1	1	0		3
1954	28	0.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	50	183	155	12	28	7	0	5	23	0	0	24	17	.181	.291	.323	.614	50	5	1	1	2	6
1955	29	0.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	48	120	103	6	26	5	0	2	13	1	0	15	11	.252	.342	.359	.701	37	8	0	0	2	4
1956	30	1.8	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	54	156	146	5	31	6	1	3	20	0	1	7	18	.212	.245	.329	.574	48	3	0	1	2	2
1957	31	2.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	60	187	166	12	30	8	0	2	23	2	0	15	33	.181	.243	.265	.508	44	7	0	2	4	4
1958	32	3.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	25	50	44	3	5	2	0	1	7	0	0	5	10	.114	.200	.227	.427	10	2	0	0	1	2
1959	33		2 Teams	AA	AAA	LAD	103	327	280	26	75	10	0	5	36	0		41	43					100		1	2	3	10
1959	33	5.8	Houston	AA	AAA		41
1959	33	5.8	St. Paul	AA	AAA	LAD	62
1960	34	8.3	Atlanta	SOUA	AA	LAD	62	177	147	22	37	3	0	5	29	0		29	20	.252	.373	.374	.747	55		0	0	1	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		608	1758	1585	114	360	69	3	35	192	3	5	150	213	.227	.294	.341	.635	540	51	5	7	11	39
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		535	1528	1396	202	424	60	14	48	280	4		123	140					656		7	1	1	2
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1143	3286	2981	316	784	129	17	83	472	7	5	273	353					1196		12	8	12	41

AAA (1 season)					Minors		103
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		190	638	582	89	181	23	1	27	134	0		55	65	.311	.370	.493	.863	287		0	0	1	2
A1 (1 season)					Minors		20	53	51	3	11	1	2	0	6	0		2	2	.216	.245	.314	.559	16		0	0
B (2 seasons)					Minors		167	644	581	84	184	32	7	20	112	3		58	47	.317	.383	.499	.882	290		4	1
D (1 season)					Minors		55	193	182	26	48	4	4	1	28	1		8	26	.264	.306	.346	.652	63		3	0