#19 Harry "Harry the hat" Walker, Centerfield, 32 yrs, Washington Senators Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Harry Walker Harry the hat 10/22/1916 32 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 9 Year(s), 44 Days (1592 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 44 Days (1592 total Days) 9 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 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
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 | | |
9/21 | @DET | W 8-6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/23 | @CLE | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | W 7-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/26 | CHA | L 3-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/27 | CHA | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/28 | NYY | L 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/29 | @SLA | L 7-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @BOS | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | CLE | W 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/4 | @DET | L 1-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 508 | 149 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 66 | 48 | 36 | .293 | .353 | .407 | .760 | .770 | .114 |
Projected | 148 | 508 | 149 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 66 | 48 | 36 | .293 | .353 | .407 | .760 | .770 | .114 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 562 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 207 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 94.1 | 75.7 | 5.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 195 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .322 | .390 | .712 |
vs. RHP | 313 | 98 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .372 | .419 | .790 |
Close/Late | 42 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 | .388 | .500 | .888 |
Scoring Position | 158 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .297 | .363 | .418 | .780 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 254 | 70 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 35 | 22 | 21 | .276 | .335 | .402 | .736 |
Road | 74 | 254 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 15 | .311 | .370 | .413 | .783 |
March/April | 25 | 75 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 3 | .253 | .363 | .333 | .696 |
May | 24 | 85 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | .318 | .366 | .412 | .777 |
June | 24 | 87 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | .299 | .344 | .402 | .746 |
July | 24 | 85 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | .271 | .330 | .365 | .694 |
August | 26 | 88 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 4 | .318 | .396 | .466 | .862 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 88 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 9 | .295 | .311 | .455 | .766 |
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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 |
1948 | 124 | 420 | 117 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 59 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 12 | .279 | .333 | .400 | .733 | WAS |
1949 | 148 | 508 | 149 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 66 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 32 | 2 | .293 | .353 | .407 | .760 | WAS |
Total | 1247 | 4485 | 1282 | 277 | 51 | 49 | 541 | 715 | 406 | 19 | 28 | 186 | 279 | 72 | .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 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.1 | 3.24 | | | | |
Centerfield | 143 | 143 | 287 | 12 | 1 | 300 | 1 | .997 | 1188.2 | 2.27 | | | | |
Rightfield | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.2 | 3.95 | | | | |
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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 1947 - 32 - 5th
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