1939
Born February 12, 1939
Ada, OK, USA
Jerry Walker Notable
b. February 12, 1939 · Baltimore Orioles 1957–1960, Kansas City Athletics 1961–1962, Cleveland Indians 1963–1964
Jerry Walker played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1957 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1964.
He went 37 and 44 with a 4.36 earned run average, pitching 747 innings in 190 games. He struck out 326 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 211 games he batted .230, with 58 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1959.
He was born in Ada, OK, USA on February 12, 1939, and died on July 14, 2024. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1959 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | BAL | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | BAL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | BAL | 31 | 65 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .169 |
| 1960 | BAL | 35 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .368 |
| 1961 | KCA | 45 | 64 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 |
| 1962 | KCA | 36 | 57 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .263 |
| 1963 | CLE | 39 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .105 |
| 1964 | CLE | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 211 | 252 | 24 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 51 | 1 | .230 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 27.2 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2.93 |
| 1958 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6.97 |
| 1959 | BAL | 11 | 10 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 182.0 | 160 | 59 | 52 | 100 | 2.92 |
| 1960 | BAL | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 118.0 | 107 | 49 | 56 | 48 | 3.74 |
| 1961 | KCA | 8 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 168.0 | 161 | 90 | 96 | 56 | 4.82 |
| 1962 | KCA | 8 | 9 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 143.1 | 165 | 94 | 78 | 57 | 5.90 |
| 1963 | CLE | 6 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 88.0 | 92 | 48 | 36 | 41 | 4.91 |
| 1964 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.66 |
| Career | — | 37 | 44 | 190 | 90 | 13 | 747.0 | 734 | 362 | 341 | 326 | 4.36 |
On this day & linked events
2024
Died July 14, 2024
1957
Major-league debut: Jerry Walker
Jerry Walker made a major-league debut on July 6, 1957.
1964
Final major-league game: Jerry Walker
Jerry Walker played a final major-league game on September 25, 1964.
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