Tillie Walker Notable

b. September 4, 1887 · Washington Senators 1911–1912, St. Louis Browns 1913–1915, Boston Red Sox 1916–1917, Philadelphia Athletics 1918–1923

Tillie Walker played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Washington Senators in 1911 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1923.

Across 1,421 games he batted .281, with 1,423 hits and 696 runs. He finished with 118 home runs, 244 doubles, 71 triples and 129 stolen bases.

He led the league in home runs once, in 1918, with 11. He played 1,348 games in the outfield, with 2,904 putouts and 167 errors.

He was born in Telford, TN, USA on September 4, 1887, and died on September 21, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1911	WSH	95	356	44	99	6	4	2	39	15	62	12	.278
1912	WSH	39	110	22	30	2	1	0	9	8	17	11	.273
1913	SLB	23	85	7	25	4	1	0	11	2	9	5	.294
1914	SLB	151	517	67	154	24	16	6	78	51	72	29	.298
1915	SLB	144	510	53	137	20	7	5	49	36	77	20	.269
1916	BOS	128	467	68	124	29	11	3	46	23	45	14	.266
1917	BOS	106	337	41	83	18	7	2	37	25	38	6	.246
1918	PHA	114	414	56	122	20	0	11	48	41	44	8	.295
1919	PHA	125	456	47	133	30	6	10	64	26	41	8	.292
1920	PHA	149	585	79	157	23	7	17	82	41	59	8	.268
1921	PHA	142	556	89	169	32	5	23	101	73	41	3	.304
1922	PHA	153	565	111	160	31	4	37	99	61	67	4	.283
1923	PHA	52	109	12	30	5	2	2	16	14	11	1	.275
Career	—	1421	5067	696	1423	244	71	118	679	416	583	129	.281

On this day & linked events

1887

Born September 4, 1887

Telford, TN, USA

1959

Died September 21, 1959

1911

Major-league debut: Tillie Walker

Tillie Walker made a major-league debut on June 10, 1911.

1923

Final major-league game: Tillie Walker

Tillie Walker played a final major-league game on October 6, 1923.

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