| Dixie Walker | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 24, 1910 Villa Rica, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: May 17, 1982 (aged 71) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 28, 1931, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 1949, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .306 |
| Hits | 2,064 |
| Home runs | 105 |
| Runs batted in | 1,023 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Fred E. "Dixie" Walker (September 24, 1910 – May 17, 1982) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and minor league manager. He played as a right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1931 to 1949. Although Walker was a five-time All-Star selection, and won a National League batting championship (1944) as well as an RBI championship (1945) as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, his accomplishments as a player were overshadowed by his attempt to keep Jackie Robinson from joining the Dodgers in 1947.[1] He also played for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
In 11 years in the National League, Walker posted a .310 batting average (in nine seasons in the American League, an average of .295),[2] with 105 total home runs and 1,023 RBIs in 1,905 games.[2] Walker's popularity with the Ebbets Field fans in the 1940s brought him the nickname "the People's Cherce" (so-called, and spelled, because "Choice" in the "Brooklynese" of the mid-20th century frequently was pronounced that way).[3]
- ^ Dixie Walker at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Lyle Spatz, Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dixie Walker Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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