1926
Born May 16, 1926
Lenoir, NC, USA
Rube Walker Notable
Rube Walker played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1948 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958. His longest stay was with the Brooklyn Dodgers, from 1951 to 1957.
Across 608 games he batted .227, with 360 hits and 114 runs. He finished with 35 home runs, 69 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 466 games behind the plate, with 1,976 putouts and 39 errors. He turned 32 double plays.
He was born in Lenoir, NC, USA on May 16, 1926, and died on December 12, 1992. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CHC | 79 | 171 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 0 | .275 |
| 1949 | CHC | 56 | 172 | 11 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .244 |
| 1950 | CHC | 74 | 213 | 19 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 0 | .230 |
| 1951 | BRO/CHC | 73 | 181 | 15 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 0 | .238 |
| 1952 | BRO | 46 | 139 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 0 | .259 |
| 1953 | BRO | 43 | 95 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .242 |
| 1954 | BRO | 50 | 155 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 0 | .181 |
| 1955 | BRO | 48 | 103 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | .252 |
| 1956 | BRO | 54 | 146 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .212 |
| 1957 | BRO | 60 | 166 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 33 | 2 | .181 |
| 1958 | LAD | 25 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .114 |
| Career | — | 608 | 1585 | 114 | 360 | 69 | 3 | 35 | 192 | 150 | 213 | 3 | .227 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Died December 12, 1992
1948
Major-league debut: Rube Walker
Rube Walker made a major-league debut on April 20, 1948.
1958
Final major-league game: Rube Walker
Rube Walker played a final major-league game on June 15, 1958.
Image: New York Mets, public domain