| George Walker | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1915-02-05)February 5, 1915 Waco, Texas | |
| Died: August 19, 1967(1967-08-19) (aged 52) Waco, Texas | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1937, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1943, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
| Teams | |
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George T. Walker (February 5, 1915 – August 19, 1967) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
Walker holds the single-season WHIP in MLB history, with 0.7347 during his 1940 season with the Kansas City Monarchs.
A native of Waco, Texas, Walker made his Negro leagues debut with the Homestead Grays in 1937. He went on to play for the Kansas City Monarchs through 1943, then played minor league baseball for the Tucson Cowboys in 1952 and the Tyler East Texans in 1953. Walker died in Waco in 1967 at age 52.
References
- "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Walks & Hits per IP". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- "All-Time MLB Player Pitching Stat Leaders by Season". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- "George Walker". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "George Walker". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
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