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b. August 17, 1906 · Detroit Tigers 1931, 1935, 1945, Cincinnati Reds 1936–1937

Walker's largest season came with Cincinnati in 1936. He played 92 games, collected 71 hits, scored 49 runs, hit four home runs and drew 35 walks while batting .275. The games, home runs, runs and walks were career highs.

Five seasons gave him 205 hits, 43 doubles, five home runs, 60 runs batted in, 117 runs and a .263 average across 297 games. Walker stole 26 bases and played 211 games in the outfield, with five appearances at other positions.

Detroit brought Walker up in 1931, when he hit .286 with a career-high 72 hits across 90 games. Four seasons outside the majors followed before his two years with Cincinnati in 1936 and 1937. After another six-year absence, he returned to Detroit for the 1944 and 1945 seasons. That final comeback stretched his career across fifteen calendar years. He died in 1982, at seventy-six.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1931 DET 902522772 1310 16232510 .286
1935 DET 92544 300 1340 .160
1936 CIN 922584971 1814 2335328 .275
1937 CIN 782213355 941 1934247 .249
1945 DET 282343 000 1941 .130
Career 297779117205 4365 601048926 .263

On this day & linked events

1906

Born August 17, 1906

Gulfport, MS, USA

1982

Died November 26, 1982

1931

Major-league debut: Hub Walker

Hub Walker made a major-league debut on April 15, 1931.

1945

Final major-league game: Hub Walker

Hub Walker played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.