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Curt Walker

Curt Walker Notable

b. July 3, 1896 · New York Yankees 1919, New York Giants 1920–1921, Philadelphia Phillies 1921–1924, Cincinnati Reds 1924–1930

Curt Walker played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the New York Yankees in 1919 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1930.

Across 1,359 games he batted .304, with 1,475 hits and 718 runs. He finished with 64 home runs, 235 doubles, 117 triples, 535 walks and 96 stolen bases.

He played 1,310 games in the outfield, with 2,776 putouts and 112 errors.

He was born in Beeville, TX, USA on July 3, 1896, and died on December 9, 1955. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1919 NYY 1100 000 0000 .000
1920 NYG 81401 000 0130 .071
1921 NYG/PHI 852694181 1563 4320134 .301
1922 PHI 148581102196 361112 89564611 .337
1923 PHI 14052766148 2655 66453112 .281
1924 CIN/PHI 13346866140 27115 5451197 .299
1925 CIN 14550986162 22166 71573114 .318
1926 CIN 15557183175 24206 7860313 .306
1927 CIN 14652760154 16106 8047195 .292
1928 CIN 12342764119 15126 73491419 .279
1929 CIN 14149276154 28157 83851717 .313
1930 CIN 13447274145 26118 5164304 .307
Career 135948587181475 23511764 68853525496 .304

On this day & linked events

1896

Born July 3, 1896

Beeville, TX, USA

1955

Died December 9, 1955

1919

Major-league debut: Curt Walker

Curt Walker made a major-league debut on September 17, 1919.

1930

Final major-league game: Curt Walker

Curt Walker played a final major-league game on September 28, 1930.

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