Luke Walker Notable

b. September 2, 1943 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1965–1966, 1968–1973, Detroit Tigers 1974

Luke Walker divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1965, then the Detroit Tigers through 1974.

He went 45 and 47 with a 3.65 earned run average, pitching 824 innings in 243 games. He struck out 558 and threw 7 shutouts. Across 243 games he batted .059, with 11 hits and 4 runs.

He was born in DeKalb, TX, USA on September 2, 1943. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1965	PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1966	PIT	10	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1968	PIT	39	8	0	0	0	0	4	.000
1969	PIT	31	32	3	0	1	2	19	.000
1970	PIT	42	46	0	6	5	3	26	.130
1971	PIT	28	46	1	1	0	6	30	.022
1972	PIT	26	24	0	2	0	1	12	.083
1973	PIT	37	30	0	2	1	0	14	.067
1974	DET	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	243	188	4	11	7	12	107	.059

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1965	PIT	0	0	2	0	0	5.0	2	0	1	5	0.00
1966	PIT	0	1	10	1	0	10.0	8	5	15	7	4.50
1968	PIT	0	3	39	2	3	61.2	42	14	39	66	2.04
1969	PIT	4	6	31	15	0	118.2	98	48	57	96	3.64
1970	PIT	15	6	42	19	3	163.0	129	55	89	124	3.04
1971	PIT	10	8	28	24	0	159.2	157	63	53	86	3.55
1972	PIT	4	6	26	12	2	92.2	98	35	34	48	3.40
1973	PIT	7	12	37	18	1	122.0	129	63	66	74	4.65
1974	DET	5	5	28	9	0	92.0	100	51	54	52	4.99
Career	—	45	47	243	100	9	824.2	763	334	408	558	3.65

On this day & linked events

1943

Born September 2, 1943

DeKalb, TX, USA

1965

Major-league debut: Luke Walker

Luke Walker made a major-league debut on September 7, 1965.

1974

Final major-league game: Luke Walker

Luke Walker played a final major-league game on October 1, 1974.

Image: Detroit Tigers, public domain