Bill Walker (baseball)

American baseball player (1903–1966)

Baseball player

Bill Walker

Pitcher
Born: (1903-10-07)October 7, 1903
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Died: June 14, 1966(1966-06-14) (aged 62)
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Left

MLB debut
September 13, 1927, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 14, 1936, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record| 97–77
Earned run average| 3.59
Strikeouts| 626
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* New York Giants (1927–1932)
* St. Louis Cardinals (1933–1936)

Career highlights and awards

* All-Star (1935)
* World Series champion (1934)
* 2× NL ERA leader (1929, 1931)

William Henry Walker (October 7, 1903 – June 14, 1966) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1927–1936) with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He was the National League ERA champion twice (1929 and 1931) with New York.[1] For his career, Walker compiled a 97–77 record in 272 appearances with a 3.59 ERA and 626 strikeouts.[2]

Walker was born and later died in East St. Louis, Illinois, on June 14, 1966, at the age of 62. He is buried in Belleville, Illinois.[1]

## See also

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* Biography portal

* List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders

## References

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1. ^ a b Wolf, Gregory H. "Bill Walker". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
2. ^ "Bill Walker". retrosheet.org. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

## External links

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* Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet
* Bill Walker at Find a Grave

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St. Louis Cardinals 1934 World Series champions

1 Pepper Martin
2 Leo Durocher
3 Frankie Frisch
4 Chick Fullis
5 Ernie Orsatti
6 Jack Rothrock
7 Joe Medwick
8 Spud Davis
9 Bill DeLancey
10 Dazzy Vance
11 Pat Crawford
12 Ripper Collins
14 Burgess Whitehead
15 Tex Carleton
16 Jesse Haines
17 Dizzy Dean (NL MVP)
18 Bill Walker
21 Daffy Dean
22 Bill Hallahan
27 Francis Healy
28 Jim Mooney

Manager
3 Frankie Frisch

Coaches
25 Mike González
26 Buzzy Wares

Regular season

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National League season ERA leaders

* 1876: Bradley
* 1877: Bond
* 1878: Ward
* 1879: Bond
* 1880: Keefe
* 1881: Weidman
* 1882: Corcoran
* 1883: J. McCormick
* 1884: Radbourn
* 1885: Keefe
* 1886: Boyle
* 1887: Casey
* 1888: Keefe
* 1889: Clarkson
* 1890: Rhines
* 1891: Ewing
* 1892: Young
* 1893: Breitenstein
* 1894: Rusie
* 1895: Maul
* 1896: Rhines
* 1897: Rusie
* 1898: Griffith
* 1899: Willis
* 1900: Waddell
* 1901: Tannehill
* 1902: Taylor
* 1903: Leever
* 1904: McGinnity
* 1905: Mathewson
* 1906: M. Brown
* 1907: Pfiester
* 1908: Mathewson
* 1909: Mathewson
* 1910: Cole
* 1911: Mathewson
* 1912: Tesreau
* 1913: Mathewson
* 1914: Doak
* 1915: Alexander
* 1916: Alexander
* 1917: Anderson
* 1918: Vaughn
* 1919: Alexander
* 1920: Alexander
* 1921: Doak
* 1922: Douglas
* 1923: Luque
* 1924: Vance
* 1925: Luque
* 1926: Kremer
* 1927: Kremer
* 1928: Vance
* 1929: Walker
* 1930: Vance
* 1931: Walker
* 1932: Warneke
* 1933: Hubbell
* 1934: Hubbell
* 1935: Blanton
* 1936: Hubbell
* 1937: Turner
* 1938: Lee
* 1939: Walters
* 1940: Walters
* 1941: Riddle
* 1942: Cooper
* 1943: Lanier
* 1944: Heusser
* 1945: Prim
* 1946: Pollet
* 1947: Spahn
* 1948: Brecheen
* 1949: Koslo
* 1950: Maglie
* 1951: Nichols Jr.
* 1952: Wilhelm
* 1953: Spahn
* 1954: Antonelli
* 1955: Friend
* 1956: Burdette
* 1957: Podres
* 1958: Miller
* 1959: S. Jones
* 1960: M. McCormick
* 1961: Spahn
* 1962: Koufax
* 1963: Koufax
* 1964: Koufax
* 1965: Koufax
* 1966: Koufax
* 1967: Niekro
* 1968: Gibson
* 1969: Marichal
* 1970: Seaver
* 1971: Seaver
* 1972: Carlton
* 1973: Seaver
* 1974: Capra
* 1975: R. Jones
* 1976: Denny
* 1977: Candelaria
* 1978: Swan
* 1979: Richard
* 1980: Sutton
* 1981: Ryan
* 1982: Rogers
* 1983: Hammaker
* 1984: Peña
* 1985: Gooden
* 1986: Scott
* 1987: Ryan
* 1988: Magrane
* 1989: Garrelts
* 1990: Darwin
* 1991: D. Martínez
* 1992: Swift
* 1993: Maddux
* 1994: Maddux
* 1995: Maddux
* 1996: K. Brown
* 1997: P. Martínez
* 1998: Maddux
* 1999: R. Johnson
* 2000: K. Brown
* 2001: R. Johnson
* 2002: R. Johnson
* 2003: Schmidt
* 2004: Peavy
* 2005: Clemens
* 2006: Oswalt
* 2007: Peavy
* 2008: Santana
* 2009: Carpenter
* 2010: J. Johnson
* 2011: Kershaw
* 2012: Kershaw
* 2013: Kershaw
* 2014: Kershaw
* 2015: Greinke
* 2016: Hendricks
* 2017: Kershaw
* 2018: deGrom
* 2019: Ryu
* 2020: Bauer
* 2021: Burnes
* 2022: Urías
* 2023: Snell
* 2024: Sale

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