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Harry Walker
Harry William Walker (Harry The Hat)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 25, 1940
Final Game August 19, 1955
Born October 22, 1916 in Pascagoula, MS
Died August 8, 1999 in Birmingham, AL

Brother of Dixie Walker, Son of Dixie Walker, and Nephew of Ernie Walker

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1940 23 STL NL   7   27    2    5   2  0   0    6   0      0   2  .185  .185  .259   18    7   1           0   0
 1941 24 STL NL   7   15    3    4   1  0   0    1   0      2   1  .267  .353  .333   89    5   0           0   0
 1942 25 STL NL  74  191   38   60  12  2   0   16   2     11  14  .314  .355  .398  113   76   6           1   1
 1943 26 STL NL 148  564   76  166  28  6   2   53   5     40  24  .294  .341  .376  103  212  36           0   5 AS
 1946 29 STL NL 112  346   53   82  14  6   3   27  12     30  29  .237  .300  .338   78  117   8           1   3 MVP-22
 1947 30 TOT NL 140  513   81  186  29 16   1   41  13     63  39  .363  .436  .487  149  250  18           4  10 MVP-9,AS
         STL NL  10   25    2    5   1  0   0    0   0      4   2  .200  .310  .240   46    6   0           0   1
         PHI NL 130  488   79  181  28 16   1   41  13     59  37  .371  .443  .500  154  244  18           4   9
 1948 31 PHI NL 112  332   34   97  11  2   2   23   4     33  30  .292  .358  .355   95  118   2           1   3
 1949 32 TOT NL 128  473   73  142  21  5   2   37   6     45  23  .300  .361  .378   99  179   7           0   8
         CHC NL  42  159   20   42   6  3   1   14   2     11   6  .264  .312  .358   82   57   2           0   2
         CIN NL  86  314   53  100  15  2   1   23   4     34  17  .318  .385  .389  107  122   5           0   6
 1950 33 STL NL  60  150   17   31   5  0   0    7   0     18  12  .207  .292  .240   39   36   0           0   2
 1951 34 STL NL   8   26    6    8   1  0   0    2   0  0   2   1  .308  .357  .346   89    9   0           0   0
 1955 38 STL NL  11   14    2    5   2  0   0    1   0  0   1   0  .357  .400  .500  138    7   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     807 2651  385  786 126 37  10  214  42  0 245 175  .296  .358  .383  103 1016  78   0   0   7  32
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        532   77  158  25  7   2   43   8  0  49  35  .296  .358  .383  103  204  16   0   0   1   6
 Career High    148  564   81  186  29 16   3   53  13  0  63  39  .363  .436  .487  149  250  36   0   0   4  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1940 23 STL NL   28   23    1   1.2   103| .185  .279| .185  .344| .259  .401| .444  .745|  18  .082  -3.1  -0.3     
 1941 24 STL NL   17   11    2   4.9   100| .267  .274| .353  .345| .333  .386| .686  .731|  89  .573  -0.1   0.0     
 1942 25 STL NL  209  138   27   5.3    93| .314  .265| .355  .338| .398  .368| .753  .706| 113  .644   3.0   0.3     
 1943 26 STL NL  640  439   72   4.4    93| .294  .270| .341  .340| .376  .367| .717  .707| 103  .552   1.0   0.1     
 1946 29 STL NL  385  275   35   3.4    96| .237  .267| .300  .343| .338  .374| .638  .717|  78  .423 -11.5  -1.2     
 1947 30 TOT NL  598  355  109   8.2   103| .363  .269| .436  .344| .487  .400| .923  .744| 149  .738  38.3   3.7     
         STL NL   29   21    2   2.5   109| .200  .279| .310  .355| .240  .413| .550  .768|  46  .249  -1.9  -0.2     
         PHI NL  569  334  107   8.5   102| .371  .269| .443  .344| .500  .399| .943  .743| 154  .752  40.2   3.9     
 1948 31 PHI NL  368  240   42   4.6   100| .292  .266| .358  .340| .355  .394| .713  .735|  95  .519  -1.4  -0.1     
 1949 32 TOT NL  525  346   65   5.0   104| .300  .270| .361  .344| .378  .404| .739  .748|  99  .543  -0.1   0.0     
         CHC NL  172  121   18   4.0   101| .264  .267| .312  .340| .358  .399| .670  .739|  82  .436  -4.5  -0.4     
         CIN NL  353  225   47   5.6   105| .318  .272| .385  .345| .389  .406| .774  .752| 107  .590   4.4   0.4     
 1950 33 STL NL  168  121   11   2.4   112| .207  .275| .292  .353| .240  .427| .532  .780|  39  .228 -13.5  -1.3     
 1951 34 STL NL   28   18    3   4.5   104| .308  .269| .357  .343| .346  .407| .703  .750|  89  .496  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1955 38 STL NL   15    9    3   8.9   105| .357  .265| .400  .336| .500  .420| .900  .757| 138  .765   0.8   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2981 1975  370   5.0    99| .296  .269| .358  .343| .383  .389| .741  .731| 103  .567  13.0   1.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1940 23 STL NL OF 7 21 2 0 0 1.000 .979 3.29 2.17 2 5 1 1941 24 STL NL OF 5 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 1.40 2.16 5 0 0 1942 25 STL NL OF 56 115 6 4 0 .968 .981 2.16 2.15 12 43 3 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.20 1943 26 STL NL OF 144 321 14 12 4 .965 .977 2.33 2.27 0 143 1 AS 2B 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 5.40 AS 1946 29 STL NL OF 92 215 11 6 2 .974 .977 2.46 2.16 13 79 0 1B 8 58 4 1 3 .984 .990 7.75 9.28 1947 30 TOT NL OF 137 365 15 14 2 .964 .977 2.77 2.19 2 134 0 AS STL NL OF 10 15 0 1 0 .938 .974 1.50 2.19 2 7 0 PHI NL OF 127 350 15 13 2 .966 .977 2.87 2.19 0 127 0 1B 4 18 0 0 2 1.000 .989 4.50 9.25 AS 1948 31 PHI NL OF 81 198 6 4 1 .981 .978 2.52 2.20 21 58 3 1B 4 22 1 0 1 1.000 .991 5.75 8.95 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.80 1949 32 TOT NL OF 116 246 10 11 1 .959 .977 2.21 2.25 49 26 42 CHC NL OF 39 69 3 4 0 .947 .977 1.85 2.25 27 0 13 CIN NL OF 77 177 7 7 1 .963 .977 2.39 2.25 22 26 29 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.00 1950 33 STL NL OF 46 92 3 3 0 .969 .978 2.07 2.14 9 30 3 1B 2 10 0 0 1 1.000 .990 5.00 9.00 1951 34 STL NL OF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.23 2 4 0 1B 1 10 1 0 2 1.000 .991 11.00 9.30 1955 38 STL NL OF 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 2.10 1 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1946 29 STL NL 1B 8 58 4 1 3 .984 .990 7.75 9.28 1947 30 PHI NL 1B 4 18 0 0 2 1.000 .989 4.50 9.25 1948 31 PHI NL 1B 4 22 1 0 1 1.000 .991 5.75 8.95 1949 32 CIN NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.00 1950 33 STL NL 1B 2 10 0 0 1 1.000 .990 5.00 9.00 1951 34 STL NL 1B 1 10 1 0 2 1.000 .991 11.00 9.30 1942 25 STL NL 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.20 1943 26 STL NL 2B 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 5.40 1948 31 PHI NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.80 1940 23 STL NL OF 7 21 2 0 0 1.000 .979 3.29 2.17 2 5 1 1941 24 STL NL OF 5 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 1.40 2.16 5 0 0 1942 25 STL NL OF 56 115 6 4 0 .968 .981 2.16 2.15 12 43 3 1943 26 STL NL OF 144 321 14 12 4 .965 .977 2.33 2.27 0 143 1 1946 29 STL NL OF 92 215 11 6 2 .974 .977 2.46 2.16 13 79 0 1947 30 TOT NL OF 137 365 15 14 2 .964 .977 2.77 2.19 2 134 0 STL NL OF 10 15 0 1 0 .938 .974 1.50 2.19 2 7 0 PHI NL OF 127 350 15 13 2 .966 .977 2.87 2.19 0 127 0 1948 31 PHI NL OF 81 198 6 4 1 .981 .978 2.52 2.20 21 58 3 1949 32 TOT NL OF 116 246 10 11 1 .959 .977 2.21 2.25 49 26 42 CHC NL OF 39 69 3 4 0 .947 .977 1.85 2.25 27 0 13 CIN NL OF 77 177 7 7 1 .963 .977 2.39 2.25 22 26 29 1950 33 STL NL OF 46 92 3 3 0 .969 .978 2.07 2.14 9 30 3 1951 34 STL NL OF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.23 2 4 0 1955 38 STL NL OF 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 2.10 1 0 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 691 1592 68 55 11 .968 .978 2.40 2.21 116 522 53 1B 20 118 6 1 9 .992 .990 6.20 9.17 2B 3 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 0.67 5.27 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.80 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 715 1712 75 57 20 .969 .978 2.50 2.42
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1942   WS    STL NYY     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1943   WS    STL NYY     L   5  18   0   3  1  0  0   0   0   2  .167  .167  .222   0  0   0   0   0 
 1946   WS    STL BOS     W   7  17   3   7  2  0  0   6   4   2  .412  .524  .529   0  1   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1  13  36   3  10  3  0  0   6   4   5  .278  .350  .361   0  1   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1943   STL NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1947   PHI NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1943 (CF)
1947 (CF)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1946-NL-22-0.03
1947-NL-9-0.13
Car-776-0.16 shares

Batting Average
1947 NL-.363-1

On-base %
1947 NL-.436-1

Slugging %
1947 NL-.487-9

OPS
1947 NL-.924-6

Hits
1943 NL-166-9
1947 NL-186-2

Triples
1947 NL-16-1

Stolen Bases
1946 NL-12-6
1947 NL-13-3

Singles
1943 NL-130-7
1947 NL-140-2

Adjusted OPS+
1947 NL-149-4

Runs Created
1947 NL-109-7

Adjusted Batting Runs
1947 NL-38-5

Batting Wins
1947 NL-3.7-5

Times on Base
1947 NL-253-8

Offensive Win%
1947 NL-.738-3

Hit By Pitch
1947 NL-4-8

Sac. Hits
1943 NL-36-1
1947 NL-18-2

At Bats per Strikeout
1949 NL-20.6-6

Outs
1943 NL-439-8

Oldest Player
1955 NL-38-4

     

Black Ink: Batting - 5 (367) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 18 (1051) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.0 (1337) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 24.5 (671) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1937 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

Before 1940 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

May 3, 1947: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Freddy Schmidt to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Northey.

October 4, 1948: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Nicholson.

June 15, 1949: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Peanuts Lowrey to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer.

December 14, 1949: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lou Klein and Ron Northey.

October 20, 1955: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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