1910
Born September 15, 1910
Catskill, NY, USA
Edsall Walker Notable
Edsall Walker divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Homestead Grays from 1936, then the Philadelphia Stars through 1942.
He went 54 and 29 with a 4.28 earned run average, pitching 680.7 innings in 121 games. He struck out 358, completed 50 of his 84 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 144 games he batted .276, with 80 hits and 54 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 9 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in saves two times between 1943 and 1945, topping out at 2.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1938 and 1943.
He was born in Catskill, NY, USA on September 15, 1910, and died on February 19, 1997. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1938, 1943 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | HG | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| 1937 | HG | 16 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 1938 | HG | 12 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 1939 | HG | 11 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| 1940 | HG | 21 | 52 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| 1941 | HG/PS | 17 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| 1942 | HG/PS | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1943 | HG | 28 | 48 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1944 | HG | 16 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .345 |
| 1945 | HG | 13 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 144 | 290 | 54 | 80 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 1 | .276 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | HG | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29.2 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 5.16 |
| 1937 | HG | 7 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 74.1 | 59 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 3.75 |
| 1938 | HG | 10 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 74.2 | 71 | 30 | 22 | 42 | 3.62 |
| 1939 | HG | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 72.0 | 69 | 31 | 25 | 40 | 3.88 |
| 1940 | HG | 13 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 136.2 | 127 | 63 | 64 | 81 | 4.15 |
| 1941 | HG/PS | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 84.2 | 93 | 50 | 33 | 43 | 5.31 |
| 1942 | HG/PS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.93 |
| 1943 | HG | 9 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 111.2 | 91 | 45 | 52 | 50 | 3.63 |
| 1944 | HG | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 64.1 | 76 | 39 | 19 | 32 | 5.46 |
| 1945 | HG | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23.1 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6.17 |
| Career | — | 54 | 29 | 121 | 84 | 6 | 680.2 | 659 | 324 | 280 | 358 | 4.28 |
On this day & linked events
1997