#87 Rube Walker, Catcher, 35 yrs, San Francisco Giants Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Rube Walker
5/16/1926 35 USA,NC,LENOIR 6"1 195
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Prone 1.0 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1962 6 Year(s), 68 Days (1100 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 81 Days (2489 total Days) 15 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Talent | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 1 2 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) 1B : 2 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 6 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/16 | MIL | L 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/17 | MIL | W 7-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/18 | STL | W 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/21 | @CHN | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/22 | @STL | W 8-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/23 | @STL | L 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/25 | PHI | L 10-13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/30 | LAN | L 5-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/7 | PHI | L 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
10/10 | @CHN | L 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 89 | 271 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 63 | .225 | .278 | .424 | .702 | .621 | .199 |
Projected | 89 | 271 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 63 | .225 | .278 | .424 | .702 | .621 | .199 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 65 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 115 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 30.6 | 3.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 114 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .233 | .360 | .593 |
vs. RHP | 157 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .242 | .309 | .471 | .780 |
Close/Late | 46 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .353 | .674 | 1.027 |
Scoring Position | 70 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .197 | .343 | .540 |
Pinch Hitting | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .438 | .771 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 42 | 138 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 33 | .210 | .247 | .457 | .703 |
Road | 47 | 133 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 30 | .241 | .306 | .391 | .697 |
Last Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
March/April | 12 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .216 | .275 | .405 | .680 |
May | 13 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .261 | .294 | .565 | .859 |
June | 15 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | .160 | .236 | .180 | .416 |
July | 14 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .209 | .239 | .395 | .634 |
August | 18 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 13 | .240 | .296 | .480 | .776 |
Sept/Oct | 17 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | .267 | .314 | .533 | .847 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 100 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 33 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .262 | .296 | .558 | CHN |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 118 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 39 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .303 | .350 | .653 | CHN |
1956 | 114 | 356 | 101 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 54 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .340 | .469 | .809 | CHN |
1957 | 46 | 97 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .302 | .392 | .694 | CHN |
1958 | 34 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .177 | .267 | .444 | CHN NYY |
1959 | 20 | 71 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .329 | .437 | .766 | NYY |
1960 | 56 | 192 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .275 | .370 | .645 | NYY |
1961 | 89 | 271 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .278 | .424 | .702 | NYY SF |
Total | 683 | 2047 | 469 | 86 | 4 | 66 | 268 | 202 | 178 | 8 | 18 | 321 | 2 | 0 | .229 | .291 | .372 | .663 | |
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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 |
1950, AAA | 134 | 516 | 146 | 22 | 3 | 30 | 88 | 85 | 70 | 66 | 2 | 2 | .283 | .362 | .512 | .873 |
1951, AA | 138 | 530 | 164 | 27 | 0 | 37 | 102 | 120 | 118 | 56 | 1 | 1 | .309 | .431 | .570 | 1.000 |
1952, AA | 138 | 508 | 156 | 28 | 1 | 37 | 115 | 105 | 109 | 49 | 1 | 3 | .307 | .423 | .585 | 1.008 |
1953, AA | 138 | 537 | 163 | 36 | 1 | 35 | 107 | 119 | 93 | 40 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .401 | .570 | .970 |
1954, AA | 137 | 523 | 169 | 34 | 3 | 35 | 97 | 109 | 103 | 39 | 0 | 1 | .323 | .428 | .600 | 1.029 |
1955, AAA | 138 | 534 | 157 | 35 | 2 | 36 | 118 | 88 | 74 | 39 | 2 | 1 | .294 | .375 | .569 | .944 |
1957, AAA | 46 | 159 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .414 | .560 | .973 |
1959, AAA | 93 | 355 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 81 | 75 | 71 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .370 | .549 | .919 |
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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 |
1959 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 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% |
Catcher | 45 | 39 | 240 | 21 | 1 | 266 | 5 | .981 | 353.2 | 6.77 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 30.0 |
First Base | 26 | 26 | 294 | 19 | 24 | 316 | 3 | .991 | 244.0 | 11.66 | | | | |
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Injuries Injured on 7/5/1950 with a Tight Knee, out for one week... Released by Chicago (N) on 6/11/1958... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 8/22/1958 to a 1-year deal worth $150,000 per year... Injured on 6/11/1959 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1959... 9/10/1960: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $300,000 per year, for 2 years. Traded from New York (A) to San Francisco on 6/21/1961 (Going to SF: C Rube Walker. Going to NYY: C Clint Courtney)...
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