#19 Harry "Harry the hat" Walker, Centerfield, 31 yrs, Washington Senators Monday, 10/23/1947 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Harry Walker Harry the hat 10/22/1916 31 USA,MS,PASCAGOULA 6"2 190
Centerfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Great Leader 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,500,000 1949 7 Year(s), 44 Days (1248 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 44 Days (1248 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 10 9 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 7
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | CHA | W 9-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/24 | CHA | W 9-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/26 | CLE | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | CLE | L 5-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @NYY | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @BOS | L 10-11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | @PHA | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | DET | W 9-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | SLA | W 12-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @BOS | L 2-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 601 | 173 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 95 | 51 | 14 | .288 | .344 | .378 | .721 | .691 | .090 |
Projected | 147 | 601 | 173 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 95 | 51 | 14 | .288 | .344 | .378 | .721 | .691 | .090 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 142 | 659 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 227 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 82.1 | 81.9 | 4.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 211 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .284 | .316 | .332 | .647 |
vs. RHP | 390 | 113 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 63 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .290 | .356 | .403 | .758 |
Close/Late | 54 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .391 | .463 | .854 |
Scoring Position | 127 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .346 | .411 | .465 | .876 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 298 | 94 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 53 | 22 | 10 | .315 | .362 | .413 | .775 |
Road | 75 | 303 | 79 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 42 | 29 | 4 | .261 | .321 | .343 | .665 |
March/April | 25 | 98 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 2 | .316 | .373 | .418 | .791 |
May | 21 | 86 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 2 | .302 | .355 | .419 | .773 |
June | 25 | 108 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | .278 | .322 | .343 | .664 |
July | 24 | 102 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | .235 | .302 | .304 | .606 |
August | 27 | 103 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | .282 | .330 | .388 | .719 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 104 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | .317 | .372 | .404 | .776 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1940 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .526 | .600 | 1.126 | WAS |
1941 | 77 | 198 | 61 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 2 | .308 | .365 | .424 | .790 | WAS |
1942 | 136 | 463 | 137 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 79 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 10 | .296 | .357 | .400 | .757 | WAS |
1943 | 156 | 598 | 162 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 93 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 10 | .271 | .329 | .395 | .724 | WAS |
1944 | 158 | 590 | 170 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 54 | 94 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 37 | 12 | .288 | .352 | .422 | .774 | WAS |
1945 | 138 | 552 | 152 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 72 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 9 | .275 | .330 | .386 | .716 | WAS |
1946 | 153 | 540 | 155 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 73 | 107 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 43 | 7 | .287 | .355 | .426 | .781 | WAS,AL |
1947 | 147 | 601 | 173 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 95 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 7 | .288 | .344 | .378 | .721 | WAS |
Total | 975 | 3557 | 1016 | 213 | 42 | 40 | 389 | 590 | 323 | 17 | 21 | 133 | 224 | 58 | .286 | .346 | .403 | .749 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1940, AAA | 124 | 547 | 167 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 88 | 39 | 43 | 26 | 6 | .305 | .346 | .442 | .788 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Centerfield | 145 | 142 | 352 | 11 | 0 | 364 | 1 | .997 | 1215.1 | 2.70 | | | | |
Rightfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Washington in 1940... Injured on 4/7/1940 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit (double) on 8/24/1940, off Steve Larkin (PHA)... Hit first career homerun on 5/25/1941, off Rudy Leopold (BOS)... Injured on 3/6/1942 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Cleveland on 6/24/1942... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $400,000 through salary arbitration... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1944... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 9/12/1945 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 6 weeks... 9/17/1945: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1945... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 6/23/1946... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 7/8/1946... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1946... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New York (A) on 6/10/1947... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1947...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Doubles 1945 - 42 - 6th
| Triples 1943 - 10 - 4th 1944 - 14 - 1st
| SB 1943 - 41 - 3rd 1944 - 37 - 5th 1945 - 28 - 8th 1946 - 43 - 3rd
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